On the evening of June 23, 2022, Baltimore police responded to a reported shooting just after 7 p.m. on the 1600 block of West North Avenue in the city’s Pen North area. Officers found 40-year-old Robert Brown with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center and pronounced dead a short time later.

Police said the shooter fled on foot from the scene and disappeared to an unknown location. Initial reports did not include a suspect description or any announced arrests, and the homicide unit took over the investigation while officers worked to secure the area and speak with witnesses.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Baltimore detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. Did anyone in the Pen North area see or hear anything that night?