In the late hours of a Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., a discovery was made in an alley that would leave a community seeking answers. On April 18, 2012, police responded to a call about a man down in the Trinidad area of Northeast D.C. There, in the 1500 block of Oates Street, NE, they found 36-year-old Aaron Timothy Henderson unconscious and unresponsive. He was suffering from what appeared to be a significant head injury.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and transported Henderson to a local hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead. The initial uncertainty surrounding the circumstances of his death would later be clarified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
An autopsy revealed that Aaron Henderson's death was the result of blunt force trauma to his head, leading authorities to officially rule it a homicide.
In the wake of this tragic event, the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch launched an investigation into the death of the Northeast D.C. man. Known to some as 'Peanut,' Henderson's violent death prompted police to reach out to the public for assistance. A reward of up to $25,000 was offered for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his killing. Despite the ongoing investigation and the offered incentive, details regarding any potential suspects or arrests in the case have not been publicly released. The case remains a painful mystery for those who knew him and the wider community.
