On the evening of August 8, 2016, gunfire in a Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood left 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. fatally wounded. Johnson, a Bowie, Maryland resident described as a loving son and fiancé, was found in the parking lot of the Emery Recreation Center on the 5700 block of Georgia Avenue, NW, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators identified a suspect, Herman Lee Cook Jr., after surveillance footage reportedly showed Johnson speaking with a group in the parking lot, then Cook arriving, exiting his vehicle, approaching Johnson from behind and opening fire, continuing to shoot after Johnson had fallen. A warrant for Cook’s arrest was issued two days later. Evidence at the scene included the car Cook arrived in, registered to him, and a K9 track reportedly matched his scent to a residence. Cook was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed and held without bond pending a preliminary hearing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw the parking lot activity that evening, please share what was seen or any other information that could help.