On the early morning of Tuesday, July 7, 2020, gunfire erupted on the 5000 block of Bass Place Southeast in Washington, D.C. Police arriving about 1:15 a.m. found three people shot; 56-year-old Claudette Williams of Southeast, D.C., 29-year-old Marquise Lewis of Clinton, Maryland, and 20-year-old Juwan Wade of Northeast, D.C. were all pronounced dead at the scene. Two victims were found inside a vehicle and a third nearby.

Investigators later arrested 33-year-old Dale Benjamin of Southeast, D.C., on October 20, 2020, and 44-year-old Jibri Qayyum of Southeast, D.C., on February 24, 2021, each charged with second-degree murder while armed. At a preliminary hearing in April 2021, a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed the charges for insufficient evidence. Defense attorneys said prosecutors withheld evidence including a 911 call, and surveillance footage reportedly showed a muzzle flash from the victims’ vehicle, raising questions about who fired first. The investigation remains open.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that night that might help investigators?