On the evening of February 4, 2023, 25-year-old Darnell Peoples was found mortally wounded by gunfire on the 3600 block of 22nd Street SE in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Seventh District responded to gunfire at about 7:17 pm; emergency medical services pronounced Peoples dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and has appealed to the public for help. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced as the investigation continues.

If anyone saw activity in the 3600 block of 22nd Street SE that evening or has information about this shooting, please share what is known with the Metropolitan Police Department.