On the evening of Saturday, August 21, 2021, shots rang out in the unit block of Danbury Street SW in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District discovered 23-year-old Nickael Dempsey, a Black male with no fixed address, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries; the death was classified as a homicide and detectives from the MPD Homicide Branch opened an investigation.

The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction and is asking the public for any details that could help solve the case.

If anyone knew Nickael, witnessed the shooting, or has information about activity on Danbury Street SW that night, please contact the MPD.