Derek Jeffrey Taylor was 26 when he was killed in a shooting in the early hours of July 5, 2018. The shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Newcomb Street in Southeast Washington, D.C. Police found three people with gunshot wounds; Taylor and two other adults were taken to a hospital. The other two victims suffered grazes described as non-life-threatening, while Taylor’s wounds proved fatal and he was pronounced dead.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Taylor’s killing. No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported publicly and the case remains open.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Derek, please share what you know with investigators.