On October 10, 2017, 27-year-old Arthur Thompkins III was found fatally shot in the driver’s seat of a black Ford F-150 in the 5400 block of Hunt Place NE in the Burrville neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Police reported he had been shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene; an autopsy later recorded ten gunshot wounds, including two to the head and six to the back, from a .40 caliber handgun.

Investigators arrested two men from Northeast D.C., 29-year-old Tyrone Harris and 28-year-old Markale Moore, each charged with first-degree murder while armed. Court filings and witness accounts described an argument earlier that day between Moore and Thompkins reportedly over money and a woman; witnesses said Moore was the shooter and Harris drove the getaway car. A third man, Maurice Allen, was later tied to attempted obstruction of justice.

In plea hearings in April 2019, Moore pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and received 21.5 years; Harris pleaded guilty to conspiracy and assault with a dangerous weapon and received 8.5 years; Maurice Allen pleaded guilty to attempted obstruction and was sentenced to time served. During sentencing Thompkins’ mother said he had four children and had been trying to be a better father; both Harris and Moore apologized, and Moore told the court he acted in the moment and blamed drug use for his failure to de-escalate.

Does anyone have additional information about Arthur Thompkins III, his life, or the events that day?