Arthur E. Baldwin Jr., a 30-year-old Black man and a uniformed U.S. Secret Service officer on administrative leave, was fatally shot on the afternoon of December 15, 2015, on a residential street in Southwest Washington, D.C. He had attended a court hearing earlier that day on charges stemming from a domestic incident. Passers-by discovered him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and flagged down officers; he was taken to a hospital and later died.

Investigators believed the motive was a robbery and searched for three suspects seen fleeing the area. Some of Baldwin’s personal property was taken, and it is reported he was unarmed at the time. A witness said a fourth individual had instructed others to rob Baldwin; during the attempt a struggle occurred and Baldwin was shot five times with at least two different pistols.

Baldwin’s father said his son had been a student at Howard University and had pursued a career in law enforcement. If anyone saw Baldwin that afternoon or has information about the suspects or the robbery, please come forward.