Gunfire in Northwest Washington ended the life of 32-year-old Marquise Jones on the evening of October 22, 2021. Officers responding to the 5000 block of First Street, Northwest, at about 7:52 p.m. found Jones lying unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and his body was later taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Jones was reported to have had no fixed address at the time.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is handling the investigation. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the department has offered up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about this shooting, please contact the police with tips.