Derico Justice Miles, 21, was killed in Southeast Washington, D.C., on December 6, 2021. Around 11:25 p.m. police responding to reports of gunfire on the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road NE found Miles suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The location was near where another shooting had occurred a few days earlier; police did not announce a link between those incidents.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information, offering a reward. On January 12, 2022, authorities announced arrests: two male teenagers, ages 16 and 17, were taken into custody and charged as juveniles with first-degree murder while armed. No motive has been reported for the killing.

If anyone knew Derico, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to the appropriate authorities.