Raymond Broadway, 51, was fatally shot around noon on January 12, 2022, near the intersection of Gusryan and Boston Street in Southeast Baltimore. Neighbors said he had been taking his mother, who was battling stage 4 cancer, to a medical appointment when someone drove up and opened fire into his car. Reports say Broadway shielded his mother during the shooting.

Known as Big Ray or Ray-Ray in O’Donnell Heights, Broadway was remembered as a loving father and devoted son who had turned his life around after earlier troubles. He earned a GED, a commercial driver’s license, and a barber’s license, and worked as a longshoreman. Neighbors described him as generous, well dressed, and outspoken against the city’s senseless violence.

The Baltimore Police Department opened an investigation and offered a reward for information that could lead to an arrest. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Raymond, his routines, or saw activity near Gusryan and Boston Street that day, contact investigators with what was seen.