Anthony Davon Benson, 17, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, May 1, 2015, in the 5700 block of Georgia Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Officers on patrol were alerted to gunfire at about 7:12 p.m. and found Benson suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation but initially released few details. The motive was not announced, authorities did not disclose how many times Benson was shot, and no suspects or arrests had been identified in the days after the killing. The case remained open and investigators appealed to the public for information.

Anyone with information about Anthony Benson’s death or who was in the area that evening is asked to come forward.