On the evening of October 6, 2020, 30-year-old Michael Bright was shot and killed in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Officers found him with gunshot wounds at about 9:08 p.m. in the 1100 block of 45th Street, NE. He was taken to a hospital and later died. Michael Bright was a father of four.

Police described the incident as arising from an attempted robbery and arrested multiple suspects in connection with the killing. On October 29, 2020, 28-year-old Delonte Samuel of Northeast, D.C., was taken into custody, and the next day 23-year-old James Flemings of Bladensburg, Maryland, was also arrested. A third person, 21-year-old Exavior Pinnix of Accokeek, Maryland, was arrested in January 2021 and faced the same charge as the others.

If anyone in Deanwood that evening saw activity on 45th Street, NE or has information about Michael Bright’s killing, please come forward.