On a fall evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Earl Clayton Griffin, Jr. was irrevocably altered by an act of violence from which he would not recover. In the late hours of Saturday, November 7, 2009, Griffin was discovered with gunshot wounds in the 2400 block of 11th Street, NW. The specific circumstances that led to the shooting are not publicly detailed, but the incident left him gravely injured. For five months, he fought for his life.
Griffin, a male resident of the city, ultimately succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the shooting. He passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. His death was classified as a homicide by the Metropolitan Police Department, prompting an investigation into the fatal shooting. The case was added to the city's list of unsolved homicides for that year, a somber record of lives lost to violence.
In the years that have followed, Earl Griffin's case has remained open.
Public records from the police department continue to list his death as an unsolved homicide, and they have periodically sought assistance from the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the investigation. To date, there has been no announcement of any arrests made in connection with his death, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The story of what happened on that November night and who was responsible remains unresolved, leaving a lingering question in the city's history of violent crime.
