On the morning of Monday, June 19, 2017, at about 10:14 a.m., 51-year-old Reginald Parks was shot multiple times in the 300 block of 54th Street NE in the Grant Park neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. He was taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police said two men were seen running from the scene, but no detailed public descriptions were released. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department canvassed the area and asked the public for help, and as of the latest available update no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified.

The shooting happened in broad daylight near Mr. Parks’s home and left a neighborhood and family seeking answers. If anyone saw the incident or has information about those who fled the scene, please come forward to investigators.