On the afternoon of May 8, 2020, a burst of gunfire in the 2800 block of E Chase St in Baltimore left 30-year-old Justin L. Snipe suffering gunshot wounds. First responders reached the scene around 4:31 p.m. and transported him to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he later died. The death was classified as a homicide.

Baltimore Police canvassed the neighborhood and sought surveillance footage as part of the investigation, but the motive and circumstances that put Snipe in harm’s way were not made clear. Despite public appeals for information, no arrests were announced and the case remains open. If anyone saw activity on E Chase St that afternoon or has information that could help identify who shot Justin Snipe, please come forward.