Deric Ford Sr., a 54-year-old Black man, was working as the general manager of a Dollar General in West Baltimore on the night of August 8, 2017. Just before 10:00 PM, as he prepared to close the store in the Edmondson Village Shopping Center, two men entered intending to rob the business. The robbers demanded money and Ford handed over cash from the register. Despite complying, Ford was shot by one of the men and was found suffering from a gunshot wound when officers arrived at about 10:02 PM in the 4500 block of Edmondson Avenue. He was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center but died en route.

Surveillance footage from inside the store captured the robbery and shooting and helped identify one suspect. A 27-year-old man was arrested four days later after tips from the community and investigators reviewed the footage. If anyone has information about Deric Ford Sr., his final hours, or the robbery, please share what is known with investigators.