On July 15, 2022, shortly before midnight in the Hillen neighborhood of Baltimore, officers responding to reports of a shooting in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive found three young men with gunshot wounds in an alley between Argonne Drive and Ralworth Road. Seventeen-year-old Julian Foster III, a Black male, was among those shot; he was transported to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Nineteen-year-old Ernest Mcrea was also killed. A second 17-year-old was treated and reported in stable condition.

Baltimore Police Homicide detectives are handling the investigation. As of this report no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. If anyone has information about the shooting, contact homicide detectives to assist the investigation.