On the evening of September 5, 2015, 21-year-old Malik Thomas was found dead inside a vehicle that had been set on fire in the 400 block of Xenia Street in Southeast Washington, D.C. The fire investigators and police determined the death to be a homicide after discovering Thomas’ body severely burned.

Witnesses told investigators that Thomas had been abducted at gunpoint by two men outside a residence in Suitland, Maryland, then driven to the location in D.C., where he was shot and the vehicle was set aflame. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch continues to investigate and a reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Thomas’ family remains without answers. If anyone saw activity in the Suitland area or on Xenia Street the evening of September 5, 2015, or has other information, please come forward.