Do you know who murdered Aaron Bartlet Hamlin?
On a cool Saturday evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Aaron Bartlet Hamlin, a 20-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short. It was March 24, 2001, at approximately 9:53 p.m. when gunshots echoed in the 700 block of Girard Street, NW. When police arrived, they found Hamlin suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.
In the years that have passed, the case of Aaron Bartlet Hamlin's death has grown cold. Despite investigations by the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch, no arrests have ever been made in connection with his murder, and no suspects have been publicly identified. His death is now classified as an unsolved homicide, one of many that linger in the city's records, leaving a family without answers and a community with the memory of a life taken too soon.
The Metropolitan Police Department continues to seek assistance from the public to bring closure to this long-unresolved case. 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 the death of Aaron Bartlet Hamlin. The hope remains that someone will come forward with the key piece of information that will finally bring justice for a young life lost.
