On the morning of October 19, 2022, at about 11:39 a.m., Walter Ferguson, a 26-year-old Black man, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 5200 block of Cuthbert Avenue in Northwest Baltimore. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Baltimore Police Department’s homicide unit opened an investigation into the fatal shooting, which was one of four homicides in the city that week.

In the weeks after the killing, investigators had not publicly identified a motive or any suspects. No arrests had been announced. Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland offered a reward of up to $8,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about what happened to Walter Ferguson, contact Baltimore homicide detectives or leave an anonymous tip with Metro Crime Stoppers.