On a cold evening in Washington, D.C., a young man's life was cut short by gunfire. Twenty-one-year-old Lewis Dixon, a Black male, was shot and killed on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The fatal incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. in the 1300 block of Saratoga Avenue, Northeast. When police responded to the scene, they found Dixon suffering from gunshot wounds.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Metropolitan Police Department commenced an investigation into the homicide. Authorities announced that they did not have anyone in custody in connection with the shooting and appealed to the public for any information that might lead to the apprehension of a suspect or suspects. A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Despite the passage of time, publicly available information and news reports have not indicated that an arrest has ever been made in the killing of Lewis Dixon. The case remains a painful memory for his family and community, a story of a young life lost to violence on the streets of the nation's capital. His death is one of many unsolved homicides that continue to trouble the city.
