George Eric Hardy, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on April 17, 2012, in the 3300 block of 14th Place SE in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Homicide officers found Hardy suffering from gunshot wounds; he later died of his injuries.

Initial investigative details released to the public were sparse: no motive, suspects, or arrests were disclosed. The police asked the community for help, distributed flyers, and offered a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Hardy’s death remains listed among the unsolved 2012 homicides on the Metropolitan Police Department’s website, and the case is still an active investigation.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the 3300 block of 14th Place SE around April 17, 2012, or has information about George Hardy’s last hours, please contact the investigators.