James Forrester, 43, was killed on the evening of December 18, 2017, in Fells Point. Forrester, a body piercer at the Baltimore Tattoo Museum and a musician, stepped outside his workplace to speak with his wife on the phone when two men approached in what investigators believe was an attempted robbery. Forrester was found on the sidewalk with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Baltimore police released surveillance images showing two individuals near the scene and received tips that led to an arrest. In January 2018, 29-year-old Michael Bailey was charged with first- and second-degree murder, assault, and weapons offenses; the second suspect has not been identified and remains at large. At trial prosecutors showed the surveillance video and other evidence, while the defense argued Bailey’s presence did not prove he was the shooter. In November 2018 a jury acquitted Bailey of the murder charges.

The case remains open with one individual involved not yet brought to justice. Anyone with information about the second person seen near the scene is asked to come forward.