Clarence Sadiq Venable, 40, was shot to death on the afternoon of Friday, November 22, 2019, in Southeast Washington, D.C. He was killed just steps from the Alliance of Concerned Men while training as a violence interrupter with a program run by the D.C. Attorney General’s Office.

Venable was described as a community leader and a loving father who had been working to mediate conflicts and curb gang violence. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and trying to aid him at the scene. The suspect in the killing remained at large during the initial investigation.

Venable’s death cut short his work as a peacemaker and intensified grief and outrage in the community. If anyone knew Venable, his movements that afternoon, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.