A walker with a dog found a man shot to death in a wooded area of Northeast Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of Monday, November 2, 2020. Police were called to the 4000 block of Ames Street at about 2:22 p.m.; first responders found 24-year-old Avadis Holtzclaw of Northwest, D.C., with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation. Authorities did not release a motive or a timeline of events at the time, and have offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about where Avadis Holtzclaw was earlier that day or saw activity near the 4000 block of Ames Street, please contact investigators.