Alem Habteymer, 57, was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., on December 24, 2014. Officers from the Third District responded to reports of gunfire at about 9:55 p.m. in the 2600 block of Sherman Avenue Northwest and found Habteymer inside a location with gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel found no signs of life. He was identified as having no fixed address and was one of several people killed in the District that Christmas Eve.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and a reward of up to $25,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about Habteymer or the shooting, the investigation remains open and tips are being sought.