On the morning of November 3, 2022, 38-year-old Delaka Augins was shot in the upper body during an attempted carjacking on the 2500 block of Brookfield Avenue in Baltimore’s Reservoir Hill. After the shooting she was driven to West 28th Street and Sisson Street, where police were called about 4:38 a.m.; she was taken to a hospital but died of her injuries.

Ballistic evidence from the gun that killed Augins linked her homicide to a wider series of violent incidents across Baltimore City and surrounding county. Investigators used surveillance video, witness statements, and other techniques to tie those crimes together and identified a criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for dozens of carjackings and other violent acts between April 2022 and August 2023. Searches yielded firearms, victims’ documents, suspect clothing, and many keys to stolen vehicles.

An indictment named six people in connection with the organization, including four adults charged by name: Anecio Rodriguez, Lovelle Little, Twan Ellis, and Kevin Mills. Rodriguez is charged with first-degree murder in Augins’ death among many other counts; two other suspects in the indictment are minors and are being handled separately in juvenile court. If anyone knew Delaka Augins or has information about the events that night, please share what is known with investigators.