A dispute over a near-miss on a Southeast Washington, D.C. street turned deadly for 30-year-old Jonathan Jones on the afternoon of Friday, October 11, 2019. Jones was driving on Good Hope Road when he nearly struck a pedestrian; he stopped, got out to check his tires and argued with the man. The pedestrian pulled out a handgun and shot Jones in the neck at about 3:26 p.m. in the 1900 block of 16th Street, Southeast. Jones was found slumped in the open driver’s-side doorway and was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Within hours police identified 24-year-old Lamar D. Hicks from Southeast D.C. as a suspect, citing witness statements and surveillance footage that showed a man matching his description speaking with Jones before the shooting. One witness later identified Hicks in a photo lineup; he was charged with second-degree murder while armed. Court documents show the case against Lamar Hicks was dismissed on October 24, 2019. What information about that afternoon or the people involved could help clarify what happened?