Do you know who murdered Angelo Hursey? In the cold of a Washington, D.C. winter, the life of Angelo Hursey was tragically cut short. On the evening of Friday, January 13, 2006, at approximately 9:45 p.m., gunshots echoed through the second-floor hallway of a residential building at 2921 Knox Place, SE. When police arrived, they found Mr. Hursey, a male victim, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. Despite any efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead.
His death was officially recorded as occurring on Saturday, January 14, 2006.
Angelo was a beloved son, a fiancé to his sweetheart Monique Mayo, and a father to his daughter, Jayauna Mayo. His sudden and violent death left his family, including his mother Benita Callaway, his father Johnny L. Jones, and his siblings Angel, Adrian, and India, to grapple with an immeasurable loss. The community was left shaken by the senseless act of violence that took a man from his loved ones.
In the years that have followed, the investigation into Angelo Hursey's murder has remained open. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to seek assistance from the public, offering a reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death. His case is now considered a cold case, one of the many unsolved homicides that linger in the city's memory. To this day, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made, leaving his family and community still waiting for justice.
