Ricky Darnell Black, 41, was fatally shot in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the early hours of Thursday, September 2, 2021. The shooting happened at about 12:11 a.m. in the 2700 block of Langston Place, SE, a neighborhood near Suitland Parkway and Alabama Avenue. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District and D.C. Fire and EMS responded; Black showed no signs of life and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The case has been classified as a homicide by the MPD Homicide Branch. As of the latest update, investigators have not released a motive, no arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what led to this shooting or saw activity in the 2700 block of Langston Place on the night of September 2, 2021, please contact the authorities.