On June 13, 2021 at about 6:03 a.m., officers from the Sixth District found a man down in the 4700 block of Benning Road SE in Washington, D.C. The man was identified as 47-year-old Tekoar Jennette of Camp Springs, Maryland. He was taken to a local hospital and treated for a gunshot wound.

Jennette survived more than two years after the shooting but died on August 29, 2023 from complications of that gunshot wound, according to the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which ruled the manner of death a homicide. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating; no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, and tips can be submitted anonymously.

If anyone has information about the June 2021 shooting or knew Tekoar Jennette, please share what you know with investigators.