Ryan Brunson, 27, was a Baltimore rap artist known as 2Raw. He was fatally shot inside a residence on the 800 block of Appleton Street in West Baltimore on March 18, 2019. His death was one of five homicides reported in that neighborhood during the same week.

Investigators tied Brunson’s killing to local gang activity. He had survived an earlier attack at his home on Woodlea Avenue in Northeast Baltimore in 2018; that attack was later included in a federal racketeering conspiracy case linked to the Black Guerrilla Family. Wayne Prince, a member of BGF, pleaded guilty to charges that included the 2018 attempt to murder Brunson.

No arrests have been announced in the March 2019 killing, and the Baltimore Police Department says community reluctance to provide information has hindered the investigation. Anyone who knew Brunson or has information about his death is asked to come forward.