In the winter of 2007, Jerry Phelps, a 33-year-old man, was found dead in his Washington, D.C. apartment. His body was discovered on December 22, 2007, at approximately 2:57 a.m. in his residence located in the 1700 block of Trinidad Avenue, Northeast. An investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department determined that Phelps had been fatally shot.
Detectives at the scene suggested that Phelps's body may have been in the apartment for several days before he was found. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. The case was classified as a homicide, prompting an investigation by the department's Violent Crimes Branch.
In the years following the discovery of his body, the Metropolitan Police Department has continued to seek assistance from the public to gather more information
about the incident. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death. Despite the ongoing investigation and the offered reward, there have been no arrests made in the case, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The death of Jerry Phelps remains an unsolved homicide.
