James E. Blue III, 43, was fatally shot on January 25, 2022, in Baltimore while waiting in his vehicle for a refrigerator delivery at a property he was renovating on Walker Avenue. Blue, an Amtrak conductor, was on the phone with his son at college when the son reported hearing about 20 shots over the line.

Blue was a father of three and the husband of a Baltimore Police captain. Investigators initially examined whether the killing related to his wife’s role with the department, but that line of inquiry was later ruled out. The prevailing theory reported by investigators is that the shooting was a tragic case of mistaken identity; Blue was sitting in his car when his presence allegedly aroused the shooter’s suspicion.

An 18-year-old high school student was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting; reports say he had two open warrants at the time and that clothing similar to the school uniform helped link him to the scene. What can readers who knew James Blue or who were in the Walker Avenue area that day add to what’s already been reported?