On the evening of Thursday, January 30, 2025, tragedy struck in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. Nico Rector, a 36-year-old male resident of Southeast, D.C., was in the 900 block of M Street, Southeast, when gunfire erupted at approximately 8:36 p.m. First District officers from the Metropolitan Police Department swiftly responded to reports of the shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Mr. Rector suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Fire and EMS were dispatched to the scene and immediately began to render life-saving aid. Despite their efforts, Nico Rector succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the location. The Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch launched an investigation into the fatal shooting. In the days that followed, detectives sought assistance from the public, releasing images and video footage captured by a nearby surveillance camera that showed a person of interest. The department offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for the homicide.
Several months later, a breakthrough was made in the case. On Monday, May 12, 2025, the Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect. The individual taken into custody was identified as 23-year-old Derrick Stokes-Seegars. He has been charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Nico Rector.
