Cordelle Wayne Bruce Jr., 31, was shot to death in Baltimore on January 14, 2020 after an argument at the Alameda Shopping Center over a marijuana transaction. Witnesses and prosecutors say two men, identified as Christopher Brown and Daran Horton, pursued Bruce from the shopping center and shot him in the 1100 block of E. Belvedere Avenue.

Prosecutors charged Brown and Horton with first-degree murder and related handgun offenses. Their cases progressed through the courts and by September 2022 both men had been convicted; Brown received a life sentence, and Horton was given life with all but 45 years suspended.

The killing set off further violence. Six days after Cordelle Bruce’s death his brother Cornelius Bruce was killed during an apparent attempt to retaliate; Cornelius’s body was found inside a burning vehicle. Jimmy Murphy was charged in connection with Cornelius Bruce’s death and later convicted at trial, though a retrial was subsequently granted.

If anyone has information about the events that led to Cordelle Bruce’s death or the retaliatory killings, please share what is known.