On the morning of February 11, 2022, a ShotSpotter alert in the 1800 block of Ashburton Street in West Baltimore led officers to 54-year-old Ahnmad Artis, a Black man who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died from his injuries. Investigators described the shooting as arising from a dispute between Artis and another individual.

Baltimore Police detectives later identified a suspect. On March 9, 2022, 51-year-old Garrett Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Artis’s death; Smith was described by police as a repeat violent offender and was being held pending court proceedings. Few additional public details about the dispute have been released.

If anyone in West Baltimore has information about what led to the shooting on Ashburton Street, please come forward.