A recent college grad driving home from the Washington, DC, homeless shelter where he worked was fatally struck by an apparent stray bullet Wednesday evening, according to a report.

Tom Marmet was stopped at a red light on 17th Street NE in the nation’s capital when a single bullet whistled into his Jeep Liberty and struck him just before 6 p.m., NBC 4-Washington reported.

Emergency responders raced to the street’s busy intersection with Bladensburg Road NE and found the critically wounded 22-year-old sprawled out in the driver’s seat.

They laid Marmet on the ground and tried to revive him, but their efforts were in vain, NBC reported.

Marmet, who grew up in the DC area and graduated from the University of Vermont in May, was employed as a social worker at the So Others Might Eat homeless shelter and heading home for the night when he was cut down, the report said.

“Tom was a bright, warm, caring and thoughtful young spirit,” a family spokeswoman told the network. “Like so many other people killed by violence, his life was cut short at far too early an age.”

There were no immediate arrests in Marmet’s killing, but it’s not believed he was the intended target, the statement said.

“There were sounds of gunfire reported, and Tom was apparently caught in crossfire or [hit by] a random bullet,” according to the release.

A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information, which can be relayed to authorities at (202) 727-9099.