Dontae Mitchell, 23, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 14, 2018, in the Washington Highlands neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. Officers responding at about 1:37 a.m. found Mitchell on the 1000 block of Southern Avenue SE with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries. Mitchell was a resident of Southeast D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s initial investigation did not determine a motive, and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. The case remains an open homicide investigation and police are asking the public for any information that could help resolve the shooting. If anyone knew Dontae or has information about that night, please come forward to the investigators.