Around 10 in the morning on Aug. 14, 2008, two men were shot dead and found on K Street Northwest. Despite the public location and time of the crime, D.C. police investigators have yet to make an arrest in the case. Nolan T. Cooper, 61, and Johnquan D. Wright, 18, were found in the unit block of K Street, outside of Temple Courts, an empty, boarded-up public housing high-rise that has since been torn down. Both victims were familiar with the area. Wright lived a few blocks away; Cooper was homeless, but reportedly spent a lot of time in the neighborhood.

Cooper was survived by three children. He reportedly had not seen his family in the 20 years since he had left them for the streets.