On the night of May 17, 2021, 27-year-old Daqual Covington was shot and killed on the unit block of O Street in Southwest Washington, D.C. Officers arrived about 10:18 p.m. and found Covington suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance footage captured part of the incident: Covington, who had been walking with a close friend, passed a group of four that included Trevon Devore. The video shows Devore turning back around a corner, taking a firearm from a satchel, pointing it in Covington’s direction, then fleeing with the others. Investigators recovered eleven .45-caliber shell casings at the scene, all fired from the same weapon. A 9mm was found on Covington’s body, but there was no evidence he had fired it.

Authorities arrested 20-year-old Trevon Devore on September 28, 2021, charging him with second-degree murder while armed. At sentencing, Covington’s aunt described him as kind and dependable; the defense said Devore was frightened during the encounter but should not have fired. Devore received a 12-year prison term after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed. Did anyone in the neighborhood see the group on O Street that night or recognize the people in the surveillance footage?