Man Charged in Shooting Death of Southeast DC Businessman Alexander Mosby

A suspect in the shooting death of Southeast D.C. businessman Alexander "Bundy" Mosby has turned himself in, police say.

Tywan Porter, 25, turned himself in to police Thursday evening, D.C. police chief Peter Newsham announced at a news conference Friday morning. Porter, of Southeast D.C., has been charged with second-degree murder while armed.

At a vigil last week, Mosby's daughter pleaded for her father's killer to come forward.

"My father was everything to me, and I just want the person that did it just to turn their self in," Lexi Mosby said.

Mosby died May 26 after he was shot in the chest in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace SE. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was 39 and is survived by a wife and three children.

"Everyone that I have spoken to knew Alexander Mosby and what a wonderful person he was, and how he was contributing to this community," the police chief said.

Detectives believe Mosby was the unintended target of the shooter, Newsham said.

When Mosby was killed, he was planning to open an upscale nightclub. He previously owned the clothing store District Culture, on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE.  

"He's married, three beautiful children, a business, a house ... everything he's supposed to do and work hard for, he did it the right way, and this happened to him," said activist Ron Moten, Mosby's friend.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a statement on Mosby after he was killed.

"Mr Mosby’s passing is tragic, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and the community that looked up to him," the mayor said. "We cannot express enough the need to get illegal guns off of our streets and out of our neighborhoods to stem this senseless violence. We as a community must come together to say enough is enough."

Mosby was killed on a Memorial Day weekend marred by violence. Thirteen people were shot, four fatally, in 11 separate incidents.