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Isaiah Daniel Harris was 15 when he was shot dead while walking home with a friend on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011, in the 1400 block of New Jersey Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The boys were returning from the area of 5th and O Streets NW at about 10:15 p.m. when gunfire erupted. Isaiah suffered a single, fatal gunshot wound; his companion was hit in the leg. The two teenagers had no connection to the shooter and were described as simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Investigators tied the attack to Eugene Antoine Kelly. Prosecutors said Kelly had earlier in the evening been riding a small trick bike, spoke about his brother’s 2008 murder, retrieved a handgun from a dumpster and then rode toward New Jersey Avenue before opening fire. Police recovered a small trick bike at Kelly’s home and ammunition matching the shooting, and an FBI handwriting expert linked a note found at the D.C. Jail to Kelly that named a witness and family members. In April 2013 a jury convicted Kelly of first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed and related charges, and he was sentenced to 67 years in prison.

Does anyone have memories of that Memorial Day evening or information about Isaiah that could add context to what happened?