A man was killed in a Northwest Washington, D.C. apartment in the early hours of June 15, 2011. At about 1:04 a.m. officers from the Fourth District responded to the 300 block of Delafield Place, NW, after reports of gunfire and found 32-year-old Marcellus J. Darnaby inside suffering an apparent gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Darnaby was reported as having no fixed address at the time.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is leading the investigation and has asked the public for assistance. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the case remains under investigation. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Marcellus, please share what you can with investigators.