Shooting–2/8/22–Unit Block of Chesapeake Street SE–DeShawn Francis

UPDATES (6/23/22): Today, Thursday, June 23, 2022, a suspect in this case, 26 year-old Anthony Green, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed for his alleged role in DeShawn Francis' death. 17 year-old Eugene Williams, the other suspect arrested in this case, is being tried as an adult. The MPD's most recent press release can be found below: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/second-ar... (4/28/22): A suspect in this case, 17 year-old Eugene Williams, of Southeast, DC was arrested today and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed. (2/16/22 5:20 PM): The MPD has released images of a suspect in this case. The images can be found at the following link: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/suspect-s... CORRECTION (pre-publication): At the 20 second mark, I call Mr. Francis an "adult male." This is incorrect. Francis was a sixteen year-old juvenile at the time of the shooting. MPD Press Release: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/homicide-... Local Media Sources: https://wtop.com/dc/2022/02/alexandri... https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-... Press Release Text: Homicide: Unit Block of Chesapeake Street, Southeast Friday, February 11, 2022 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Unit block of Chesapeake Street, Southeast. At approximately 8:09 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located a juvenile male victim, inside of a vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. On Friday, February 11, 2022, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as 16 year-old DeShawn Francis, of Alexandria, VA. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.