Joseph Jackson, known as Butter, was killed on April 29, 2007, at about 1:00 am in the rear of the 3500 block of 7th Street SE in Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

The case remains unsolved and is listed among the city’s homicides for 2007. There have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects, and police have continued to seek the public’s assistance over the years.

If anyone was in that area around 1:00 am on April 29, 2007, or has information about Joseph Jackson, known as Butter, please come forward to help bring answers to his family and the community.