Eric Byrd was 34 when he was shot and killed in the early hours of July 20, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded at about 2:42 a.m. to the 1100 block of U Street, Northwest, and found Byrd, a Southeast D.C. resident, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital but died of his injuries; the death was classified as a homicide.

Detectives opened an investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department publicly sought information from the community, offering a substantial reward for tips leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about Eric Byrd’s shooting or was in the area that night, please come forward with what you know.