Charles Edwards, 59, was found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead after police responded to reports of gunfire on the 5000 block of Drake Place SE in Washington, DC, in the early morning hours of May 28, 2009. The scene was described as a sudden burst of violence on a residential stretch; public reports did not provide details about what led up to the shooting.

Despite an initial investigation, there have been no public announcements of arrests or identification of a suspect in Edwards’s killing. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to solicit tips and has offered rewards in unsolved homicides from that period, indicating the case remains open.

If anyone remembers activity on Drake Place SE that night or has information about Charles Edwards’s death, please come forward with what you know.