Demetrius Ronnell Benson, a 34-year-old Black man and resident of Southeast Washington, D.C., was shot in the late hours of Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Officers responded around 12:00 am to the 4500 block of Dix Street Northeast and found Benson with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Police arrested 27-year-old Antoine Turner on December 3, 2020, charging him with first-degree murder while armed in connection with Benson’s death. Turner was also charged in a second homicide that month, the November 29, 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Demeitri Anderson in the 4500 block of Benning Road Southeast. Turner’s record included prior charges for assault and weapons possession. The trial for the two cases is scheduled for a future date.

Did anyone living in the Dix Street or Benning Road areas in November 2020 see or hear anything that could help explain what happened?