Police seek suspect after teenager shot and killed in Southeast DC

By Vivian Medithi
August 26, 2023 | 3:51 PM

A teenager is dead after a Friday evening shooting in Southeast, D.C. police say.

The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Friday evening near the intersection of Naylor and Minnesota Streets, D.C. police said on Saturday.

Sixth District officers responded at 7:08 p.m. to emergency calls reporting a shooting at the 2000 block of Naylor Street, as did DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.

Jaqiah Johnson, 18, of Southeast, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No suspect information has been released, but D.C. police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Those with information can call the department at (202) 727-9099, or send in an anonymous tip by texting 50411.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place:

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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