Jaileel Malik Jones was 15 when he was shot in Baltimore on the evening of March 4, 2021. Police found him on a living room couch in the 5100 block of Chalgrove Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries on March 6, 2021. A single shell casing was recovered from the living room floor.

Witnesses at the scene identified 14-year-old Damonyae Malone, who was known to Jaileel, as the shooter. Police said the shooting followed an argument in which Malone allegedly produced a handgun and fired. Malone was arrested, taken to Central Booking, and charged as an adult with first- and second-degree murder.

Friends and family described Jaileel as a youth advocate and held a vigil in his memory. A foundation linked to NFL player Deonte Harris committed funding for a peer-to-peer mediation program in Baltimore in Jaileel’s honor. If anyone knew Jaileel or witnessed the events that night, please share what might help the investigation.