Marcus Lynch Jr., 43, was shot and killed in Baltimore on the evening of October 30, 2022. Officers found him at about 9:05 p.m. on the 500 block of Bentalou Street with gunshot wounds; the bullet pierced his lungs and he died about thirty minutes later at a local hospital. Reports describe the shooting as an apparently random act of violence.

Born July 11, 1979, in Baltimore, Lynch worked as a long-distance truck driver and a tree climber. Family remember him as a devoted husband, father, son, and grandson. A Maryland Crime Stoppers group offered an $8,000 reward for information after the shooting, but as of the latest update no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced.

Anyone who knew Lynch or has information about what happened that night is asked to contact the Baltimore Police Department.