In the early morning of December 15, 2020, 22-year-old Denzel Shabazz Jones was found fatally shot in the front yard of a residence on the 1400 block of Hanson Road in Edgewood, Maryland. Harford County deputies were dispatched after a report of a person with a gunshot wound and discovered Jones at about 6:07 a.m.

Investigators concluded Jones had gone to that Hanson Road location with 19-year-old Emonye White and an unidentified third person and that the three began shooting at a private home. During that event Jones was struck at least once in the back. White and the unnamed companion fled the scene and left Jones behind.

On February 25, 2021, detectives charged Emonye White with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Jones’s death; White was served the charge while already in custody on unrelated matters and was held without bail. The investigation was ongoing and authorities were working to identify and locate the third person who had been present.

If anyone knew Denzel or has information about the third person at the scene, please come forward.