In the late afternoon of Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a residential building in the 2000 block of 19th Place, Southeast, in Washington, D.C. When officers from the Seventh District arrived at the scene around 2:44 p.m., they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were conscious and breathing and were quickly transported to a local hospital for medical attention.
One of the victims, a 25-year-old male named Aaron Thomas Jr.
of Owings Mills, Maryland, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The second man's condition has not been publicly released. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide.
Detectives are actively looking into the circumstances that led to the shooting. As of now, no information regarding a suspect or any arrests has been released to the public. The police department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this crime. They are urging anyone with knowledge of the incident to come forward and contact them.
