Do you know who murdered Kevin Bullock?
Kevin Earl Bullock, a 23-year-old African-American man known to some as ‘Calvin’ or ‘Speedy Beedy,’ was remembered by his mother as an active and helpful person. At the time of his death, he was dedicating his time to caring for his ailing grandfather. Traveling with him on the night he was killed was 16-year-old Parran Lamont Holley, a student at Langley Junior High School who lived just a few blocks from where their lives would end.
On the evening of Monday, March 13, 1995, Bullock was behind the wheel of his black 1979 Cadillac Deville, with Holley and another friend as passengers. They were driving in their Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood, a familiar area for both young men. At approximately 10:21 p.m., as they traveled along the 2600 block of 3rd Street NE, their journey was violently and abruptly cut short. According to the police theory of the crime, a van pulled in front of the Cadillac, forcing it to a sudden stop. The back doors of the van swung open, and at least one assailant unleashed a torrent of gunfire directly into Bullock’s car.
Two D.C. police officers on patrol near Franklin Street heard the multiple gunshots and immediately drove toward the sound. They discovered the bullet-riddled Cadillac on Douglas Street, where it had apparently come to rest after the attack. Inside, they found a horrific scene. Both Kevin Bullock and Parran Holley were unconscious, having suffered numerous gunshot wounds. A third passenger in the car was also wounded but survived; their name was withheld as they became a witness to a double homicide. Parran Holley was rushed to D.C. General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to a report the next day, Kevin Bullock was pronounced dead at Washington Hospital Center.
The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police Department, began immediately. The sheer violence of the ambush was evident in the physical evidence left behind. Investigators recovered 37 shell casings and eight slugs from the street and the car, indicating the intensity of the attack. A .45-caliber U.S. Army pistol was also found in the vicinity, which police believed was connected to the murders. In the initial days of the investigation, law enforcement officials stated they had no suspects or a motive but believed the victims may have known their attackers.
Despite the evidence collected at the scene and the presence of a surviving witness, the case grew cold. No arrests have ever been made, and the motive behind the brutal slayings remains a mystery. The murders of Kevin Bullock and Parran Holley are now listed among the city’s unsolved homicides, a painful open wound for the families left to wonder who was responsible for the deaths of their loved ones and why. The case remains open, waiting for the piece of information that might finally break it open.
Decades have passed, but the hope for justice has not faded. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to seek assistance from the public to solve this decades-old crime. As of November 2026, the case remains an active cold case investigation. A reward of up to $25,000 is offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders of Kevin Bullock and Parran Holley. Anyone with information is urged to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous tips can also be sent to the department’s text tip line by messaging 50411.
