A shooting on the evening of August 5, 2016, in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue NW in Northwest Washington, D.C., ultimately claimed the life of 59-year-old Chijioke C. Agbakahi. Agbakahi was socializing with friends behind a local Caribbean market when two gunmen approached the group; authorities believe the encounter was an attempted robbery. He was struck during the confrontation, taken to a hospital, and died of his injuries on August 10.

Investigators initially had no suspects and released video images showing two persons of interest. Ballistics later linked bullet casings from Agbakahi’s scene to a .40-caliber handgun used in a separate fatal shooting in Prince George’s County on August 17. That connection led to charges against Master Matthew Thomas, 30, of Southeast Washington, who was charged with first-degree murder while armed in October 2016. Police continued to seek a second person believed to have been involved, and court proceedings for Thomas related to Agbakahi’s death were ongoing as of late 2019.

If anyone knew Agbakahi, witnessed the shooting, or has information about the second person involved, please come forward.