On Saturday, January 23, 1999, at approximately 11:00 pm, Metropolitan Police and DCFD emergency medical technicians responded to 3800 block of Georgia Avenue, NW for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered a male suffering from a gunshot wound to the body.

The victim, who has been identified as 33-year-old John Odero, of the 400 block of North Summit Avenue in Gaithersberg, Maryland, was transported to the Washington Hospital Center's MedSTAR Unit where he was pronounced dead at 1:27 am on Sunday, January 24th.

The case is currently under investigation by members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call the department's homicide division at (202) 727-4347 or the D.C. Crime Solvers at 1-800-673-2777.

All calls to Crime Solvers are confidential. If a caller provides information to Crime Solvers which leads to an arrest and indictment, he/she will be eligible for a reward of up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.