On the evening of Monday, April 19, 2021, at about 7:57 p.m., gunfire struck the Kenilworth neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., and left 27-year-old Kentrell Devaughn fatally wounded. Police found Devaughn, a Black male, inside a vehicle in the 1500 block of 45th Street, Northeast with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services took him to a local hospital, where he died the next day, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch classified the death as a homicide and are handling the investigation. The vehicle Devaughn was in had been struck by several bullets. As of this report no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have offered a substantial reward and asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Kentrell, saw activity on 45th Street that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the investigators.