On the evening of May 7, 2018, a burst of gunfire in the 800 block of Oglethorpe Street NE in Washington, D.C. left two men wounded. Police arriving about 9:52 p.m. found both with gunshot injuries; both were taken to hospitals. George Johnson Jr., a 43-year-old Black man, died of his wounds; the other victim survived.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and at first had no publicly identified suspects. The probe later pointed to a suspect, Hahqwon Beale, who was linked not only to the Oglethorpe Street shooting but also to an armed carjacking of a pizza delivery driver elsewhere in the city that same day. Beale was arrested and charged, including first-degree murder while armed.

Beale ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the death of George Johnson Jr.; other charges were dropped as part of a plea, with a recommended sentence of 21 to 25 years. If anyone knew George, was in that neighborhood that night, or has information about the events on May 7, please come forward.