Tavon Livingston, a 17-year-old male from Northeast Washington, D.C., was fatally shot on the night of July 26, 2026, inside a residence in Northwest Washington. Police have not publicly identified his race or ethnicity. At about 10:14 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Fourth District officers were sent to the 3500 block of 10th Street NW after a report of gunfire. Officers found Livingston suffering from a gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and EMS personnel responded and transported him to a local hospital, where attempts to save his life were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead.
Livingston had left his home earlier that day to spend time with friends. His mother, Latisha Howard, later said doorbell-camera footage captured the last time she saw him walking away from the family home. Hours afterward, the family received a troubling message from a person Livingston had been with that day.
According to Howard, the person wrote that something had “went left” and provided an address. That address led to the area where Livingston had been shot. Howard said she was left struggling to understand what had happened while her son was with people he considered friends.
Reporting on the location has differed slightly in its description of where Livingston was initially found. The Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to a residence and located him suffering from a gunshot wound, while an early FOX 5 report described him as being found outside a home in the Columbia Heights area. A later report citing the police report stated that Livingston was killed inside a home in the 3500 block of 10th Street NW. When reporters later returned to the residence and knocked on the door seeking information about what occurred inside, no one answered.
Livingston’s mother described him as a respectful child and said the killing occurred only days before what would have been his 18th birthday. She said she had previously moved her family away from Washington because of concerns about violence, but returned because commuting to work had become difficult. After her son’s death, she said she regretted returning and planned to leave the city again with her other children. The shooting also disturbed residents in the surrounding neighborhood, with some describing the area as generally quiet while acknowledging concerns about gun violence.
Investigators have not publicly disclosed a motive, the circumstances that led to the gunfire, or the identity of the person who shot Livingston. As of August 11, 2026, no arrest connected to his killing has been publicly announced, and police have not released the name or description of a suspect. Authorities have also not publicly said whether the friends who were reportedly with Livingston are considered witnesses, persons of interest, or suspects. No criminal charges, court proceedings, trials, or convictions have been reported in connection with the homicide.
The Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate the killing under case number 26104602. Police have asked anyone with information about what happened inside the 10th Street residence, the events leading up to the shooting, or the person responsible to contact investigators. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Livingston’s death.
