On the night of Friday, August 21, 2020, gunfire broke out in the 3400 block of Violetville Lane in Baltimore’s Violetville neighborhood. Police responding to a shooting call at about 10:13 p.m. found two men suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services transported both victims to a local hospital; 20-year-old Khaliq Bennett later died of his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The condition of the second man has not been publicly released. Baltimore Police detectives opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact them or submit anonymous tips through Metro Crime Stoppers. No suspect, motive, arrests, or charges have been announced, and the case remains under investigation.

If anyone knew Khaliq or witnessed the shooting on Violetville Lane that night, please share what you know with investigators.