William Charles Dismuke, a 40-year-old White man with no fixed address, was found mortally wounded from a gunshot to the neck inside a room at the Yours Truly Hotel, in the 1100 block of New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC. Officers and DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a call reporting an unconscious person shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2020; when they entered the room around 6:22 p.m. he showed no signs of life and was later identified as a homicide victim.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch processed the scene, canvassed hallways and nearby rooms for witnesses, and later listed the case as death by force. The MPD circulated the investigation on public notices and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone was at the Yours Truly Hotel that evening or has information about who was with Dismuke, please contact the MPD homicide tip line or text a tip.