William Barnes was killed by gunfire on the evening of Friday, December 21, 2018. He was 53 and was shot in the 2300 block of Healthful Lane in Southwest Baltimore. Officers who responded found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital but later died of his injuries.

Authorities have not released any information about a motive or named any suspects. No arrests have been announced and the Baltimore Police Department lists the case as an open homicide investigation. Barnes’s death was one of several violent incidents in the city that night, which cast a pall over the holiday period.

If anyone has information about Barnes, his movements that evening, or the shooting in the 2300 block of Healthful Lane, please contact investigators.