On the evening of Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, gunfire erupted on the 1400 block of Fairmont Street NW in Washington, D.C. Police found two young men with gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex around 6:21 p.m. One was 22-year-old Christopher Beckwith Jr., a recent graduate of Cardozo Education Campus who lived in the neighborhood. He was taken to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The second victim, 19-year-old Willie Leon Brown Jr., was initially in critical condition and later died on May 30, 2020. The Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation and appealed for public assistance, offering a reward for information that could lead to arrests and convictions. No public announcement of arrests or persons sought has been made and the case remains open.

If anyone who lived in the area or attended Cardozo remembers that evening or has information about either victim’s movements, please come forward.