On the night of October 29, 2021, a fire destroyed the two-story home of 51-year-old Kimm Anthony Knott on Daisy Drive in Millington, Maryland. Firefighters found his body in the charred remains after the second floor collapsed. An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore determined Knott had been shot multiple times, and investigators concluded the fire was set deliberately to conceal the killing. A neighbor’s doorbell camera reportedly recorded the sound of gunshots just before the blaze.

The Maryland State Police are leading an active homicide investigation. Much potential evidence was lost in the fire and, as of the last reports, no arrests or public suspect identifications have been made. Anyone with information that could help identify who did this or explain the events that night is urged to come forward.