Michael Cunningham was 25 when he was shot and killed on Hartford Street SE in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the early hours of Monday, September 10, 2007. The shooting occurred at about 1:30 a.m. along the 2400 block, near 2412 Hartford Street SE, a residential stretch of rowhouses and apartment buildings close to the Prince George’s County border. Police and emergency crews responded, but Cunningham succumbed to his wounds at the scene and detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch took over the investigation.

Authorities publicized a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction, and the case has been repeatedly listed in compilations of unsolved or cold homicides in the District. Motive is described as unclear, and there is no indication that any suspect has been identified, arrested, or charged; the investigation remains open. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who targeted Michael Cunningham that night, please come forward.