Deonta Quintine Patterson was 18 when he was fatally shot in West Baltimore on January 5, 2020. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. on the 2500 block of Edmondson Avenue. Officers found Patterson with gunshot wounds and he later died at a local hospital.

The Baltimore Police Department’s homicide unit handled the investigation and detectives canvassed the area for evidence. No suspect or motive was released in the immediate aftermath, and publicly accessible information about any arrests or suspect identifications has not been provided. The investigation is described as ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening or knew Deonta, please come forward to assist the investigation.