Lawrence Alonzo Carter, a 27-year-old Black/African American man, was killed in the early hours of August 15, 2015, on the 1500 block of First Street Northwest in Washington, D.C. Around 1:00 a.m. officers found him unconscious and unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound to the torso; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the death was ruled a homicide.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened an active investigation and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity on First Street Northwest around 1:00 a.m. on August 15, 2015, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.