Jackson Bleier, 22, was fatally shot in Baltimore on the afternoon of Sunday, October 2, 2016. Bleier, a University of Maryland Baltimore County student and former Division I swimmer studying Health Administration and Policy, was in the 600 block of Yale Avenue in the Yale Heights neighborhood when the shooting occurred.

Baltimore Police say the events began about 5:20 p.m.; Bleier was reportedly in the area to buy drugs and was shot through his vehicle as he tried to drive away. Struck in the torso, he lost control of the car, crashed, and was taken to a shock trauma center where he died. Homicide detectives were assigned and police appealed for information; news reports at the time said no arrests or suspects had been publicly identified.

Bleier is remembered by friends as strong, brave, and supportive. If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon, please share it with the Baltimore Police Homicide Unit.