A Baltimore patrol officer found 31-year-old Leo Cooper in the middle of the 3300 block of Caton Avenue early on a Friday morning, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Paramedics transported Cooper to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators say Cooper had been walking toward a Sunoco gas station in the 3300 block of West Baltimore Street just before he was found. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots, but the motive and the events leading up to the shooting were unclear in the immediate aftermath. Homicide detectives appealed for tips and asked anyone with information to contact the Baltimore Police Department or submit anonymous leads to Metro Crime Stoppers. No public information about arrests or identified suspects has been released.

Does anyone have information about Cooper’s movements that night or saw anything near Caton Avenue or the Sunoco on West Baltimore Street?