Robert Hodge was 23 when he was caught in a burst of gunfire on the 1500 block of Whitelock Street in Baltimore on the evening of July 5, 2014. Police say officers were called about 7:50 p.m.; when they arrived they found him wounded and reported hearing gunfire as they moved in. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the neck and chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators noted the shooting occurred in an area where police had recently received complaints about drug dealing, a detail that framed the location as one under tension before the shooting. In the hours and days afterward homicide detectives asked the public for help; early reports did not identify a suspect or announce any arrest or charges and described the matter as an open investigation.

Records give his dates as May 28, 1991 to July 5, 2014, and show he was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Dundalk. If anyone saw what happened on Whitelock Street that night or has information about this killing, please come forward and share what is known.