On Monday, July 26, 2021, at about 3:58 p.m., gunshots were reported in the 600 block of Jefferson Street NW in the Brightwood Park area of Washington, D.C. Police found 35-year-old John Edmonds of Northwest, D.C., suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries. The scene was a residential block of rowhouses with porches and front lawns.

Police arrested 23-year-old Treavon Johnson of Newport News, Virginia, later that same day. Johnson was charged with second-degree murder while armed. Authorities described the killing as domestic in nature but did not provide further details about the relationship between Edmonds and Johnson. Court proceedings for Johnson were scheduled in the months after the shooting.

If anyone in Brightwood Park knew John Edmonds or saw activity in the 600 block of Jefferson Street on July 26, 2021, please share information that could help clarify what happened.