On the night of August 20, 2021, 35-year-old Shaketa Causey was shot on the 3800 block of South Hanover Street in Baltimore and later died at a nearby trauma center. Officers in the area heard gunfire and found Causey in critical condition and a 26-year-old man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg; both were taken to the hospital.

Baltimore Police homicide detectives opened an investigation. The surviving male victim was interviewed, and investigators canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence, but no motive has been released. Public reports do not indicate any arrest in connection with Causey’s killing, and the investigation remains open.

If anyone saw activity on South Hanover Street that night or has information about who was responsible, please come forward to Baltimore Police.