On a Tuesday evening in September, the life of a young man from Oxon Hill, Maryland, was cut short on a street in Southeast Washington, D.C. Deon Calvin Smith, a 19-year-old male, was in the 4600 block of Livingston Road SE on September 13, 2016, when gunfire erupted at approximately 9:30 p.m. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting and found Smith unconscious and unresponsive, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical services
transported Smith to a local hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead. The incident also left a woman wounded. She was found at the scene with a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital for treatment and was listed in stable condition.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch launched an investigation into the death of Deon Calvin Smith. Detectives appealed to the public for any information that might lead to the apprehension of those responsible for the violence that claimed the young man's life. A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the homicide.
Despite the ongoing investigation and the plea for public assistance, there have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the killing of Deon Calvin Smith. The case remains a painful memory for his family and the community, a story without a final chapter where justice is served for the young life that was lost.
