Renika Howard was 25 when she was fatally shot on January 10, 2019, in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. The shooting happened in the late afternoon, about 5:20 p.m., on Fisk Road. Responding officers found Howard with gunshot wounds to her upper body; she was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of her injuries.

The shooting occurred while her son was celebrating his seventh birthday. Family and friends held a vigil in the days after her death. The circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone who knew Renika or who was in the Cherry Hill area that evening has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.