Keon Wallace was 24 when he was found shot to death inside a Southeast Washington, D.C. townhouse on Skyland Place, SE, on June 25, 2018.

Cole told authorities he and Wallace fought over a semi-automatic pistol, that he wrestled the gun away, and that he shot Wallace in self-defense. Prosecutors charged Cole with second-degree murder while armed, citing the number and location of Wallace’s wounds as inconsistent with Cole’s version. Cole turned himself in, was held, then released under court supervision while the case proceeded.

On February 1, 2023, prosecutors dismissed the murder charge, saying they could not sufficiently disprove the claim of self-defense. Does anyone have information about Wallace’s last hours or the roommate conflict before June 25, 2018?