At approximately 7:19 on the morning of Monday, March 29, 1999, police were summoned to the rear of 1107 Trenton Place, SE to investigate the report of a man down. Upon arrival, they discovered an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DCFD emergency medical technicians were summoned to the scene, but they could find no life signs.

The victim, who has been identified as 20-year-old Maurice Haywood, of the 3600 block of 6th Street, SE, was transported by morgue wagon to the D.C. Medical Examiner's Office where he was officially pronounced dead at 9:56 am.

The case is currently under investigation by detectives assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division. Anyone who has information regarding this case is asked to call the department's homicide division at 202-727-4347 or the D.C. Crime Solvers Unit at 1-800-673-2777.

All calls to the Crime Solvers Unit are confidential and a caller need not give his or her name. If the information provided by a caller to the Crime Solvers Unit leads to an arrest and indictment, the caller will be eligible for a reward of up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.