On the afternoon of February 27, 2019, 23-year-old Jamal Kwame Crump was shot in an alley in the 1300 block of Monroe Street NW in Columbia Heights, Northwest Washington, D.C. Officers arrived about 2:40 p.m.; Crump was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

Police described the shooting as targeted rather than random. Investigators said Crump had been in an altercation with three other males just before the shooting. One of those males reportedly left the scene and returned with a firearm, then shot Crump. The case was assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch.

On March 7, 2019, MPD announced the arrest of a 15-year-old male in connection with the killing; because of his age the suspect’s identity was not released. The teen was charged with first-degree murder while armed, felony murder, and carrying a pistol without a license. Prosecutors reportedly offered a plea to second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm, a trial date was set, and a protective order for witnesses was entered. Police also offered a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Does anyone have information about the altercation or the people who were with Jamal that afternoon?