Marvin Keith Mason II was 31 when he was shot and killed in Baltimore on December 3, 2019. Police found him in the driver’s seat of his car on the 2400 block of West Baltimore Street at about 2:44 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to a trauma center and pronounced dead within an hour. Mason was a father and a student.

Investigators say the killing resulted from a planned robbery. Three people allegedly targeted Mason: Martez Frye-Cuff and Reuben McFadden planned the robbery, and Dneah Smith provided her residence as a base. Mason was reportedly lured to the location under false pretenses, and Reuben McFadden is accused of shooting him in the chest during the robbery.

Charges were filed against all three: Martez Frye-Cuff, Dneah Smith, and Reuben McFadden faced first-degree murder and firearms counts among other charges. Martez Frye-Cuff pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and a firearm count and received a life sentence with all but 25 years suspended. Dneah Smith pleaded to accessory after the fact and was sentenced to 10 years. Was anyone in the neighborhood that night aware of activity around West Baltimore Street or the residence mentioned?