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Dexter Motley, 25, was killed by gunfire on the evening of August 13, 2014, on the unit block of 46th Place NE in Northeast Washington, D.C. Police arrived about 9:32 p.m. and found Motley and another man with gunshot wounds; the other victim survived while Motley died after being taken to a hospital. Motley was a Black man from Southeast D.C.

Prosecutors said the shooting was a targeted attack. A group of four people in a gold Honda Accord allegedly sought Motley, found him talking with friends, circled the block, then approached on foot. One man reportedly walked past Motley, turned, and fired a revolver five times at close range; one shot was fatal. Jonathan Taylor was tied to the Honda and later convicted by a jury in June 2017 of first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and related firearms offenses; he received a 40-year sentence. In August 2015, 21-year-old Darnell Crews was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the same killing.

Did anyone in the neighborhood remember the night of the shooting or see the gold Honda Accord that evening?