James Ponce Priest, 39, was shot in the head in northwest Baltimore on December 16, 2014 and died after being transported to hospital, with his death recorded on December 17, 2014. The shooting is tied to the 2900 block of Ridgewood Avenue; patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire late that afternoon and detectives quickly began treating the case as a homicide because of the severity of the wound.

Initial reports did not identify a suspect or describe a motive. Police publicly appealed for anyone with information to contact homicide detectives, and there has been no public confirmation of an arrest, named suspect, or charges connected to Priest’s killing. If anyone knew James Ponce Priest, saw activity near Ridgewood Avenue that afternoon, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.