Overview
- Officers responding to the 600 block of Kenyon Street NW late Tuesday found the child's mother shot in an alley, and investigators soon determined her 2-year-old son, Royce Hawkins, was missing.
- Royce was last seen around 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Kenyon Street NW wearing a long-sleeved yellow-and-blue striped shirt, and police describe him as having a light complexion with brown eyes and black hair.
- Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll said a preliminary review shows the woman argued with a man before she was shot, and detectives believe the suspect may be someone she knew.
- An AMBER Alert is active as D.C. police canvass the area and ask anyone who spots the child to call 911 or share tips at 202-727-9099 or by texting 50411.
- MPD is offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, and a suspect description reported by some outlets remains unconfirmed by police.