On a late spring evening, the life of Cornelius P. Broadus, a male resident of Washington, D.C., was tragically cut short. On Saturday, May 5, 2007, at approximately 11:50 p.m., he was shot and killed in the 800 block of Taylor Street, Northwest. Known to his loved ones by the nickname 'B.G.,' his sudden death sent ripples of grief through his family and community.
Cornelius was the beloved son of Angla Broadus and Cornelius Bell. He was also a devoted fiancé to Uronda Brown. A father to eight children, his absence left a significant void in the lives of his family, which also included his grandparents, Katie Broadus and David Bell, four sisters, and numerous other relatives and friends who remembered him as a strong and beautiful young man.
In the wake of his death, the Metropolitan Police Department's Violent Crimes Branch launched an investigation into the homicide.
Authorities reached out to the public for assistance, appealing for any information that might shed light on the circumstances of the shooting. Detectives Paul Regan and Doug Carlson were assigned to the case, and the public was encouraged to contact them or the Synchronized Operations Command Center with any leads.
Despite the ongoing investigation and the public appeal for information, details regarding any arrests made or the identification of any suspects in the killing of Cornelius Broadus have not been made publicly available. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family, who gathered to celebrate his life and mourn his passing at the Imani Temple on Maryland Avenue, Northeast, before he was laid to rest at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
