The name Duckie kept coming up in the investigation into the shooting death of Norman Lawrence Rich. But nearly 22 years after Rich was gunned down, police still don’t know who that is.
Detectives hope that someone will come forward with information to bring Rich’s killer or killers to justice.
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Rich, a 34-year-old father of three, was at home at 507 M Street NE on the morning of March 28, 1990, when his girlfriend told him she was heading out.
Shortly after she left, police said, two people came to the door looking for Rich. Rich, who also went by the nicknames “Semo” and “Mo,” was later found lying facedown in bed, still wearing boxer shorts and a white T-shirt.
He had been shot four times, and the room looked as if it had been searched.
Police said both Rich and his girlfriend were involved in the city’s illegal gambling scene, and investigators believe that link factored into Rich’s killing.
But there was never enough evidence for an arrest to be made, and little has changed since. D.C. police said the case had no potential to re-examine forensic evidence, which can sometimes revive an old investigation.
Police are hoping that eventually someone who knows what happened will decide to talk. During the early days of the murder investigation, police kept hearing the nickname “Duckie.” Investigators think “Duckie” was one of the people who came to Rich’s door the day Rich was killed, and that finding “Duckie” would help them close the case.
D.C. police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads a conviction.
Anyone with information about this case can call police at 202-727-9099.
Anonymous information may also be forwarded to the department’s text tip line by text messaging 50411.
