Kenithy Manns

Kenithy D. Manns was a 32-year-old Black man who lived in Lorton, Virginia. He was born on November 26, 1990.

On the night of Sunday, February 19, 2023, his life was cut short in the H Street corridor of Northeast Washington, D.C. At approximately 11:09 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to an incident in the 1200 block of H Street, NE. They discovered Kenithy outside, near an AutoZone, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Emergency medical personnel determined that Kenithy showed no signs of life, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was then transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Detectives with the department’s homicide branch immediately began an investigation into the killing.

As of February 2023, the investigation into Kenithy Manns’s homicide remained ongoing. No arrests have been announced, and no information about potential suspects has been released. The case is unsolved. Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible. Anyone with knowledge of the incident is asked to contact the D.C. Police Department at 202-727-9099 or text the department’s tip line at 50411.