On February 12, 2021, 25-year-old Kamari Ivery-Williams was fatally shot inside a music studio on the 100 block of Baltic Avenue in South Baltimore. Police found him with multiple gunshot wounds just after midnight; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Ivery-Williams had moved to Baltimore about two and a half years earlier and was an aspiring audio engineer and music artist.

The investigation quickly focused on the studio owner, Michael Joseph, Sr., who was at the scene and identified as the suspect. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and using a firearm during a violent crime. At trial the defense maintained Joseph acted in self-defense during a business dispute, while the prosecution presented testimony, including from Joseph’s son, that Joseph was the aggressor and highlighted inconsistencies in Joseph’s account. In April 2022 a jury found Michael Joseph, Sr. guilty on all charges in the death of Kamari Ivery-Williams.

If anyone knew Kamari or has information about his time in Baltimore or at the studio, please share what you know.