On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., the sounds of gunshots shattered the night in the 1500 block of 45th Street, Northeast. When police arrived at the Kenilworth-Parkside neighborhood around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019, they found a chaotic scene. Three people had been struck by gunfire.
Among the victims was 40-year-old Corey Wells, a male resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland. He was found unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound.
Emergency responders rushed him to a local hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead. Two other adults, a man and a woman, were also wounded in the shooting but were expected to survive their non-life-threatening injuries.
In the days that followed, the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch began their investigation into the fatal shooting. The incident was not believed to be connected to another homicide that had occurred on the same block just four days earlier.
As of the latest available information, authorities have not publicly identified any suspects or announced any arrests in connection with the death of Corey Wells. The investigation remains ongoing, and the Metropolitan Police Department has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death. They have asked anyone with information about the case to come forward.
