On the evening of Saturday, October 30, 2021, in the 1800 block of Gainesville Street in Southeast Washington, D.C., 28-year-old Cecil Morris was found with gunshot wounds at about 7:43 p.m. Emergency crews transported him to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died two days later, on Monday, November 1, 2021, and the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch took over the investigation.

At the time of the shooting, Morris was reported to have no fixed address. The MPD offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.

Anyone who knew Cecil, was in the 1800 block of Gainesville Street that night, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.