Do you know who murdered Kristopher Gilmore? In the early hours of a Friday morning in Washington, D.C., a grim discovery was made that marked the violent end to a young man's life. On March 24, 2006, at approximately 2:00 a.m., police responded to the 400 block of Quackenbos Street, NW, where they found the bodies of two men inside a car. One of the victims was identified as Kristopher Gilmore. Both he and the other man, Preston Allen, had been shot and killed in what was determined to be a double homicide.
The case is listed as unsolved by the Metropolitan Police Department.
The male victims were found together in the vehicle, their lives abruptly ended by gunfire. The Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch began an investigation into the slayings, seeking assistance from the public to piece together the events that led to the deaths of the two men. Information regarding Kristopher Gilmore's age and ethnicity was not publicly available in the initial reports of his death.
In the years following the murders of Kristopher Gilmore and Preston Allen, their case has remained open. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to list the double homicide in its major case and unsolved homicides files. Authorities have offered a substantial reward of up to $50,000 for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this crime. Despite the passage of time, no arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly identified in connection with the deaths of Kristopher Gilmore and Preston Allen. The case remains a cold case, awaiting a break that might bring closure to the families of the two men whose lives were cut short that March morning.
