On August 13, 2016, at about 12:35 p.m., 19-year-old Gary Thompson of Suitland, Maryland, was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the 1400 block of V Street Southeast in Anacostia, Washington, D.C. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation but did not release immediate details about what led to the shooting.

No arrests have been publicly announced, and the case remains listed among the D.C. unsolved homicides for 2016. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. Anyone who knew Gary, saw activity in the area that afternoon, or has information is asked to come forward.