A quiet Saturday afternoon in Northeast Washington, D.C. was shattered by gunfire on October 10, 2020. Police who responded to the 1700 block of Irving Street, Northeast, found two men who had been shot multiple times. Both 59-year-old Marcus Nelson and 39-year-old Simmeon Williams were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators arrested George Bernard Shaw III in connection with the double homicide. Court documents say the incident began as a reported burglary in progress. Shaw’s defense attorney argued he acted in self-defense, claiming Nelson and Williams had broken into Shaw’s home and that Shaw was protecting himself and family members who were present. Testimony in a November 2020 hearing included an autopsy showing Nelson had been shot 11 times and surveillance footage described by prosecutors as showing Shaw chasing Nelson into the street and then appearing to stand over him and fire multiple shots to the head after both had fallen.

Does anyone who lived in the 1700 block of Irving Street, Northeast in October 2020 remember seeing or hearing anything that could help clarify what happened?