Morris Hood Jr., 33, was fatally shot in the early hours of February 28, 2022, at a residence on South Monastery Avenue in Baltimore during a party. He was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died of his injuries.

Police identified 36-year-old Harry Cokley as a suspect and arrested him in March 2022 on a charge of first-degree murder. The motive was reported to involve a romantic entanglement, with Cokley said to have been involved with Hood’s girlfriend. At trial, Cokley testified he had been at the party with the woman but denied shooting Hood, saying he fled after hearing gunshots; prosecutors disputed his account.

In January 2023 a jury found Harry Cokley guilty of second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and illegal possession of a firearm. If anyone knew Morris Hood Jr. or has information about the night of February 28, 2022, please share what you remember.