Andrew Omar Allen was 18 when he was shot and killed on Cardenas Avenue in the Belair-Edison neighborhood of Baltimore on October 3, 2018. The shooting was one of two fatal shootings in the city that Wednesday and was reported at the time as the death of an 18-year-old in Northeast Baltimore.

Residents of Belair-Edison had been organizing neighborhood clean-ups and events to reduce violence and strengthen community ties; Allen’s death occurred amid those local efforts. Public reports through the available coverage do not include details of arrests or identified suspects in his killing.

If anyone knew Andrew, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward to assist the family and the community.