Damareus Scott, 27, was killed in Southeast Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 21, 2021. At about 9:46 pm, officers responding to gunfire on the 1800 block of Alabama Avenue SE found Scott with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and his body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation. The case remains open and investigators are asking the public for help.

If anyone has information about that night or about Damareus Scott’s death, please contact the investigators handling the case.