Bernard Mooshka Thomas III was 17 when he was killed in a shooting on Gelston Drive in Baltimore just after midnight on New Year’s Day 2022. The attack occurred about ninety minutes into 2022; Bernard was pronounced dead at the scene. The same shooting also killed 16-year-old Desmond Canada and wounded a third teenager.

Bernard came from a family that had already suffered gun violence: his father, Bernard Thomas Jr., and his grandfather, Bernard Thomas Sr., were both previously killed by guns. Friends and family remembered him as a vibrant young man with a promising future, and his death has been described as part of a painful cycle of violence affecting the neighborhood.

The Baltimore Police Department opened an investigation and offered a reward for information. There have been no public announcements about arrests or identified suspects. Can anyone who knew Bernard or who has information about the Gelston Drive shooting help investigators by coming forward?