Albert Smith, 21, known as CEO Bezzal, was shot and killed in Southeast Washington, D.C., on the morning of June 14, 2020. Smith had traveled to the city with friends and the night before the shooting they socialized and gambled in the Congress Park neighborhood with reportedly tens of thousands of dollars involved. At about 7:19 a.m. on June 14 in the 1300 block of Congress Street Southeast, Smith and his companions were followed and attacked. Police found Smith and another man with gunshot wounds; both were taken to a hospital and Smith died. Two other members of the group were pistol-whipped and robbed of a large amount of cash.

Investigators later charged five men in connection with the attack. In March 2022, authorities arrested 32-year-old John Wilkins of Temple Hills, Maryland, and 34-year-old Marcel Gavin of Northeast, D.C., each charged with first-degree murder while armed. A 20-count indictment named Wilkins, Gavin, Kharee Jackson, 30, Earl Robinson, 31, and Darryl Little, 29, on charges including conspiracy, murder, assault, and robbery; all five pleaded not guilty. The case was scheduled for trial with a tentative date in August 2026.

Does anyone have information about Smith’s movements in Congress Park the night before the shooting or about the people who were with him that morning?