Stanley Maurice Dawkins, 38, was found with a gunshot wound on the 100 block of Q Street Northwest in the Truxton Circle neighborhood on May 4, 2020. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department located him in the late hours of that Monday; he was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries. An autopsy confirmed a gunshot wound to the head and the MPD classified the death as a homicide.

Dawkins lived in Northwest, D.C. Authorities opened a homicide investigation and have asked the public for help. A substantial reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the motive has not been released.

If anyone has information about Dawkins, his movements that night, or potential witnesses, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.