William Jennings Conry, 28, was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., on the night of Sunday, December 19, 2021. Officers went to the Parkview neighborhood around 10:53 p.m. after reports of a shooting in the 3400 or 3500 block of Park Place NW and found Conry inside his mother’s car with a close-range gunshot wound to the heart; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Known to friends and family as Willy, he was remembered as kind, loyal and generous. His death came two years after his father’s passing and was one of several unrelated fatal shootings in the city that night. His mother Hanife, sister Enise and brother Michael were left devastated; more than 250 people attended his funeral.

The Metropolitan Police Department has not publicly identified a motive or suspects and no arrests have been announced. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone knew Willy or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to help his family seek justice.