Kenneth Ray Stowers, 50, was a long-time presence in Baltimore’s Oliver neighborhood and had worked for nearly a decade at Big Momma’s Grocery. Neighbors remembered him as helpful to local children and willing to assist people in need, a familiar figure in the block where he worked.

On Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at about 5:23 p.m., Stowers was taking trash cans to the side of the grocery on the 1100 block of East Oliver Street near Holbrook Street when an unknown person approached and shot him multiple times. Emergency crews pronounced him dead roughly twenty minutes after the shooting.

Police noted Stowers had an extensive criminal history stretching back about twenty years, including attempted homicide charges, but no suspect or arrest has been publicly identified. The case has since grown cold, and his family and community remain without answers.

If anyone knew Kenneth, saw activity near East Oliver and Holbrook that afternoon, or has information that could help, please come forward.