On July 21, 2021, gunfire broke out in the 3500 block of Jay Street NE in Washington, D.C., at about 1:00 a.m. A 25-year-old man, Malik Mack, a resident of District Heights, Maryland, was struck and later sought treatment at a local hospital for a life-threatening gunshot wound. Despite medical efforts he died of his injuries.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has classified the incident as a homicide and is investigating. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced. The department has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction and is asking anyone with knowledge of the shooting to come forward.

If anyone has information about Malik Mack’s death or the events on Jay Street that night, please share what is known with investigators.