James Moore, 31, was found shot to death the morning of January 31, 2022, on a desolate block of Morris Road in southwestern Baltimore. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene; police later determined the shooting occurred inside a residence on Walbrook Avenue where a witness described finding Moore slumped over a kitchen table with a single gunshot to the head and a graphic scene of blood and brain matter on the wall.

Investigators charged three people in connection with the killing. Ronnie Harris Jr., 38, was identified as the primary suspect and charged with first-degree murder. Morgan Reed, 40, and Janay Barksdale, 33, were arrested on charges including accessory after the fact to murder, witness intimidation, and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege Harris threatened a witness and forced cleanup of the scene, and that Harris and Reed later wrapped Moore’s head and feet in trash bags, carried his body out in a blanket, and left it on the street.

Harris ultimately pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, illegal use of a firearm in a violent crime, and witness intimidation and received a life sentence with all but 44 years suspended; he must serve a minimum of half of that before parole consideration.

Did anyone in the community know Moore or have information about that night that could add detail to the timeline?