William Clemments Herndon was 29 when he was shot and killed in Northeast Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2015. The shooting occurred at approximately 12:35 a.m. near the intersection of 45th and Ponds Streets.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains unsolved and is being treated as a cold case.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about William Herndon’s murder, please come forward to help bring answers to his family.