Do you know who murdered David Howard? In the early evening of Saturday, February 4, 2006, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood, leaving a man dead and a community searching for answers. Inside a residence at 2410 3rd Street, NE, David Tyrone Howard, a man known to many as 'Boo-Joo,' was fatally shot at approximately 5:00 p.m. His death would become another of the city's unsolved homicides, leaving a painful void for his family.
David Tyrone Howard was a father, survived by his
daughter, DaiAna Harris, and his son, David Tyrone Howard, Jr. His mother, Mary W. Howard, also mourned his loss, which was compounded by the earlier death of his father, James F. Howard. The abrupt and violent end to his life left his loved ones to grapple with the tragedy in the public eye, his name memorialized in a brief obituary that offered a glimpse into the family forever changed by his death.
In the years that have followed, the investigation into Howard's murder has remained open. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to list his case among its unsolved homicides, a cold case awaiting a break that might finally bring clarity and justice. With no arrests made and no suspects publicly identified, the narrative of David Howard's final moments remains incomplete. The motive behind the shooting and the identity of the person or persons responsible are still unknown, locked away in the silence of a nearly two-decade-old mystery.
For the community and for law enforcement, the case is a persistent reminder of a life cut short. A reward of up to $25,000 is still offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his death. The hope for a resolution, however distant, endures, as does the memory of David 'Boo-Joo' Howard, a man whose story concluded with a question that has yet to be answered.
