In the late hours of a Sunday winter evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 30-year-old Kenny Terry Bell was tragically cut short. On February 12, 2017, at approximately 10:27 p.m., the sound of 13 gunshots echoed in the 3800 block of 8th Street, Southeast. Responding to the reports, police discovered a grim scene in a field on the grounds of a closed school in the Washington Highlands neighborhood.
There, officers found Kenny Bell, a resident of Southeast D.C., unconscious and lying
in a puddle of his own blood. He was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds. The Metropolitan Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation into the fatal shooting.
In the days following the incident, authorities reached out to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information regarding the shooting to come forward. Despite their appeals, the case has remained unsolved. There have been no public announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the years since the incident occurred. The death of Kenny Bell is listed on the Metropolitan Police Department's roster of major unsolved homicides for 2017, a somber reminder of a life taken too soon and a case that continues to await a resolution.
