On June 7, 2022, around 6:30 p.m., 19-year-old Craig Phillips Jr. was with friends outside a home in the 5500 block of Plainfield Avenue in northeast Baltimore when an unknown gunman walked up and opened fire. Four people were struck in the attack. Darren Barnes, 22, was found dead at the scene. Phillips was critically wounded, taken to a local hospital, and later died of his injuries. Two other victims — an 18-year-old and a 23-year-old — survived gunshot wounds.

Baltimore police homicide detectives said the shooter appeared to have approached the group and begun firing. No motive has been released and authorities have asked the public for information that could identify a suspect. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced in the deaths of Craig Phillips Jr. and Darren Barnes.

If anyone has information about that evening on Plainfield Avenue or knew the victims, please share what you know with investigators.