On the afternoon of November 26, 2018, 20-year-old Randall Francis of Southeast Washington, D.C., was shot and killed on the sidewalk in the 1800 block of Benning Road NE. Police arrived after reports of gunfire around 1:49 p.m. and found two men with multiple gunshot wounds. Francis was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple shots to the head; the other victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Francis was remembered as an intelligent, creative young man — a 2016 graduate of Eastern High School who had been a recent valedictorian, and an aspiring model and photographer deciding on college. Friends and family said he loved music and fashion and attended church every Sunday. Witnesses reported seeing him in a nearby convenience store shortly before the shooting, where he appeared nervous and bought a snack and a drink.

Authorities quickly identified a suspect and released surveillance images from local businesses that captured a clear image of the person of interest. The daylight killing stunned the neighborhood and brought dozens together for a candlelight vigil; Francis’s family noted an additional tragedy, that his cousin had been killed six months earlier. Does anyone have information about what happened that afternoon or knew Randall and can help fill in details?