Rafael Jeffers was 33 when he was fatally shot on November 13, 2021, at his business, the Bladi Style Barbershop on O’Donnell Street in Baltimore. Originally from the Dominican Republic, he owned the shop, worked six days a week and was described as a hardworking family man who supported two children living in the Dominican Republic.

Authorities say 38-year-old Carlos Ortega entered the barbershop that Saturday afternoon and shot Jeffers. An off-duty Baltimore Police sergeant who was getting a haircut then drew his personal firearm and shot Ortega. Both Jeffers and Ortega died of their injuries. Surveillance footage from inside the shop captured the incident. Investigators reported Ortega had been involved earlier that day in a separate stabbing and shooting and had fatally wounded another man, Javier Villegas Cotto, before arriving at the barbershop.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division reviewed the officer-involved shooting. The motive for Ortega’s attacks, including why Jeffers was targeted, remained part of the police investigation.

If anyone knew Rafael, worked at or visited Bladi Style Barbershop, or has information about that day, please share what is known.