Dennis Dykes was 34 when he was shot and killed on Grant Street Northeast in Washington, D.C., shortly after 1 a.m. on July 1, 2020. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District arrived about 1:20 a.m. after 911 calls reporting gunfire and found Dykes collapsed and unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Detectives from the Homicide Branch treated the case as a deliberate killing. Investigators canvassed the neighborhood and recovered surveillance footage that captured the attack, a fleeing vehicle, and an individual believed to be the shooter. Police publicly released those images and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Online memorials describe Dykes as protective, affectionate, and known by the nickname Meatball; he had worked security, including at the city’s professional football stadium.

If anyone knew Dennis, saw activity near the Minnesota Avenue Metro station that night, or recognizes the vehicle or person in the footage, please come forward with information.