On the evening of March 15, 2016, 45-year-old barber Kenneth Collins was shot and killed inside Rod’s Barbershop on East Monument Street in Baltimore. The attack happened shortly after 9 p.m. and was described by authorities as a targeted killing tied to a dispute over an illegal electricity hookup and an unpaid debt related to a manipulated BGE meter.

Investigators identified two suspects: Andre Mosby, then 31, and Ignatius Lawrence Jr., 32. Prosecutors say Mosby arranged the attack and drove the getaway car while Lawrence entered the shop and shot Collins. Both men were arrested and charged in connection with the murder.

Lawrence was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy and received life plus additional time for firearm offenses. Mosby was convicted of second-degree murder and initially sentenced to 50 years; a later sentence modification in January 2023 changed terms of that sentence. Does anyone have information about Collins’s life in the community or details about disputes over illegal hookups that could help explain what led to the killing?