On the evening of February 19, 2018, a routine visit to His & Her Perfection Barbershop on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown, Baltimore, ended in deadly violence. Two masked men burst into the shop and opened fire. Andreas Tamaris, 47, was struck in the torso and later died at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. A 20-year-old inside was wounded in the hand, and someone in the shop who was armed returned fire at the assailants.

Detectives identified 29-year-old Sammie Carroll after he sought treatment at Johns Hopkins for multiple gunshot wounds sustained during the incident. Carroll was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Tamaris’s death. At trial the barbershop owner, who was present during the attack, identified Carroll as one of the shooters; a jury convicted him of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and other charges. Carroll received life plus 60 years.