On the night of July 9, 2021, 45-year-old Willie Lorenzo Parker III was fatally shot in the 1400 block of 41st Street Southeast in Washington, D.C. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Parker unconscious and unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The shooting was reported at approximately 10:59 p.m.

Two other men were wounded in the incident. One was located at the scene with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital; a third victim with a non-life-threatening wound was found at a hospital shortly afterward. Parker’s death was reported as the 100th homicide in the District for 2021.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation. If anyone has information that could help explain what happened or identify those responsible, please share tips with investigators.