Shortly after 1:00 on the morning July 24, 1999, police and DCFD emergency medical technicians responded to the front of 3519 Stanton Road, SE for the report of shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

The victim, who has been identified as 50-year-old Sammie Simpkins, of the 3500 block of Jay Street, NE, was transported to D.C. General Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:50 am.

The case is currently under investigation by detectives assigned to Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District .

Anyone who has information regarding this case is asked to call Seventh District detectives at 202-645-0038 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.