The Democratic National Committee’s Voter Expansion Data director was murdered early Sunday morning, according to multiple news reports.

Wagner reports 27-year-old Seth Rich “was found shot multiple times near Flagler and W NW just after 4 am Sunday.”

According to ABC 7:

D.C. Police say they heard gunshots while patrolling in the area Monday around 4:19 a.m. Police say they found Seth Rich, 27, of Northwest D.C. in the 2100 block of Flagler Place NW suffering from multiple gunshot wounds but conscious and breathing.

Rich was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

He lived in the neighborhood, police say.

The area has reportedly seen an increase in crime and police “could not comment on whether the killing was related to recent robberies in the area.”

“I have an enormous interest in public service and working towards making the world a better place,” Rich wrote on his LinkedIn, according to NBC 4.