Ricky King III was a 17-year-old male who was fatally shot on the afternoon of Monday, March 23, 2020, in northwest Baltimore. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. in the 3900 block of Ridgewood Avenue, near George W.F. McMechen High School. Officers found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

His death was recorded as Baltimore’s 62nd homicide of 2020. Initial reports stated no suspects had been identified and no arrests had been made, and authorities asked the public for information. No subsequent arrests, identified suspects, or investigative developments have been publicly reported.

Did anyone in the area that afternoon see or hear anything that could help the investigation?