On the morning of January 5, 2020, 26-year-old Xavier Tate was shot multiple times inside a Southwest Washington, D.C., residence on the 1400 block of 3rd Street, SW after an argument during a social gathering. Tate, a resident of Northeast, D.C., was transported to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. The shooting occurred about 5:27 a.m. following a confrontation between Tate and 27-year-old Bratrell Hawkins, who had been at the gathering with his girlfriend and another friend.

The Metropolitan Police Department identified Hawkins as the suspect and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder while armed. He was arrested on January 9, 2020. In January 2022 Hawkins, then 29, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with Tate’s death.

If anyone knew Xavier, attended that gathering, or has information about the events that night, please come forward with what was seen or heard.