Gunfire broke out in the 400 block of 37th Place Southeast, Washington, D.C., late on the evening of Thursday, April 22, 2021. Officers arrived about 10:26 p.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds inside a residential building. One of the victims, 21-year-old Malik Morris of Southeast D.C., was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries despite treatment. The other man was transported with life-threatening injuries.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the case remains open; police are offering a substantial reward for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.