Andre Butler, 24, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, was shot and killed on the 4600 block of South Capitol Street in the Bellevue neighborhood of Southwest Washington on the evening of Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District responded about 6:40 p.m. after residents reported hearing gunfire and found Butler on the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Police said the shooting happened just outside a neighborhood store on a stretch of South Capitol where homes face a small shopping center. A report cited a white Toyota 4Runner with Maryland plates as believed to be connected to the killing, and surveillance footage produced a still image of a person of interest released to the public. Authorities emphasized Butler was unarmed when he was shot and offered up to a $25,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest and conviction.

Family and friends have memorialized Butler online, leaving messages and virtual candles beneath his photo. Does anyone who knew Andre or saw activity around South Capitol near the 4600 block on April 21, 2021 have information to share?