On the afternoon of Saturday, August 15, 2020, 31-year-old Arvel Wills of Northeast Washington was shot and killed in the 500 block of I Street NE, near Union Station and just north of the H Street corridor. The shooting happened about 5:35 p.m. Responding officers from the First and Fifth Districts found Wills unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds; DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation. At the time of initial reports the motive was unknown and no arrests had been announced. The case remains under investigation as authorities seek information from the public.

If anyone saw the shooting, was in the area around 5:30–6:00 p.m., or has information about Arvel Wills that could help investigators, please come forward.