On the evening of Monday, August 30, 2010, at about 9:50 p.m., James Hawkins Jr. was fatally shot in the 4300 block of Wheeler Road SE in Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department responded and opened a homicide investigation, but details about how the shooting occurred have not been widely released.

Authorities have offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what happened to James Hawkins Jr. that evening, contact the Metropolitan Police Homicide Branch.