On the night of May 7, 2020, 17-year-old Dawaun Simmons was shot on the 4400 block of Quarles Street NE in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Sixth District found the young Black male about 11:30 p.m.; he was transported to a hospital and died four days later, on May 11, 2020. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch classified the case as a homicide and opened an investigation.

Authorities have offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction, and detectives say they have not publicly identified any suspects. No arrests have been announced and the motive remains unknown.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Dawaun, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.