James Ricardo Smith, 38, a Black man from Baltimore, was shot late Saturday night, July 11, 2015, on the 4300 block of East Wabash Avenue. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries. Early reports that night initially described a younger victim and said someone had been struck multiple times in the head and body before succumbing at the hospital; authorities soon identified the victim as Smith.

Smith’s death occurred during a concentrated outbreak of violence across the city that weekend that left multiple people wounded and several killed. City leaders announced the formation of a war room in response to the spike. No suspect has been publicly named in connection with Smith’s killing, and no arrest or court case tied to his death is described.

If anyone has information about what happened that night on East Wabash Avenue, please come forward to assist investigators.