On the evening of August 17, 2019, in Baltimore, 19-year-old Evan Brewington was shot and later died. Police found him on the 700 block of Whitmore Avenue around 10 p.m., lying in a pool of blood. An autopsy found six gunshot wounds to the chin, chest, abdomen, shoulder, forearm, and knee; the death was ruled a homicide.

Authorities arrested 20-year-old Tyrek Hodge, described as a friend of Brewington, and charged him with first-degree murder, firearm use in a violent crime, and additional weapons offenses. Prosecutors said Brewington, Hodge and another friend had been in a car, an argument led to a physical fight after two men exited the vehicle, and Hodge then shot Brewington. It was also alleged Hodge set a stolen car on fire later that night on the 2200 block of W. Lanvale Street to destroy evidence.

At trial, which began July 29, 2021, witnesses including the first responding officer and a person said to have been present testified; that witness reported hearing a shot and then fleeing as more shots were fired, but the defense pointed out inconsistencies between that witness’s trial testimony and their initial police interview. The jury ultimately acquitted Tyrek Hodge of all charges in Brewington’s death.

Does anyone have information about Brewington’s final hours or the events on Whitmore Avenue that night?