On the evening of Friday, October 30, 2015, gunfire was reported on the 1300 block of Morris Road SE in Washington, D.C. At about 6:07 p.m., officers found 36-year-old Joseph Kenneth Belle unconscious with at least one gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled the death a homicide.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch canvassed the neighborhood and appealed to the public for information. No suspect or arrest is reported in the text and the investigation remains open. Few details about motive or events leading up to the shooting are provided.

If anyone in Southeast D.C. that evening saw or heard something that could help, please come forward with information.