Kim Maurice Cooke, 49, a Waldorf, Maryland resident, was shot and killed in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on the evening of August 26, 2020. The shooting occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of Jay Street Northeast. Metropolitan Police responded to reports of a shooting and found Cooke with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Homicide Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation. Authorities offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

If anyone has information about Kim Cooke’s movements that evening or saw suspicious activity in the 5000 block of Jay Street Northeast around 8:30 p.m. on August 26, 2020, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.