On January 24, 2017, violence broke out on the 300 block of South Bruce Street near McHenry Street in South Baltimore. Jamil Owens, 40, a Black man, was discovered with both gunshot and stab wounds and taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition. He remained gravely ill for weeks and died on March 8, 2017; police then treated the case as a homicide.

Police asked for tips about the attack—whether anyone saw an argument, a fleeing vehicle, or heard details afterward—but public updates at the time did not identify any suspect or announce arrests. Owens was born in Baltimore on June 20, 1976, and his funeral home obituary notes he was known by nicknames among friends and family and raised in the city.

If anyone saw or heard anything on South Bruce Street that night or has information about Owens’ killing, please contact the homicide detectives or submit an anonymous tip.