On a Saturday night in the fall of 2014, a sense of unease settled over a block in Northeast Washington, D.C. At approximately 10:10 p.m. on October 25th, the sound of gunfire shattered the night in the 1200 block of Brentwood Road, NE. When police arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead.
The man was identified as 45-year-old Ellis Alphonso Anderson, a resident of
Northeast D.C. Known to some as 'Pee Wee,' his sudden and violent death left a void in the community. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, investigators found themselves with no witnesses to the crime, making the task of piecing together the events of that night a significant challenge.
The investigation into Ellis Anderson's murder was launched, but the case quickly grew cold. To this day, his death is officially listed as an unsolved homicide by the Metropolitan Police Department. No suspects have ever been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The department continues to seek assistance from the public, offering a reward for any information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death. The story of what happened to Ellis Anderson on that October night remains incomplete, a lingering question in the city's records of unsolved cases.
