Demetrius Jones, 41, was shot in the Kingman Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on November 6, 2020. Officers responded about 10:44 a.m. to the 1700 block of Gales Street NE and found Jones with multiple gunshot wounds; he died after being taken to a hospital.

Detectives identified and arrested 40-year-old Ronnie Melson on November 11, 2020. Melson, who had no fixed address at the time, was charged with first-degree murder while armed. Court records note an altercation between Melson and Jones about a week before the shooting.

In June 2024 the murder charges were dismissed after the defense argued crucial surveillance footage of the shooting had been lost, a loss the defense attributed to gross negligence by the Metropolitan Police Department; prosecutors said the loss was accidental and the dismissal was without prejudice. Is there anyone with information about the shooting or the events leading up to it?