John Atkins was 43 when he was found fatally shot on April 26, 2011, in the 1800 block of Bentalou Street in Baltimore. He was Black / African American.

Detectives opened an investigation but reported no immediate suspects or significant leads, and no arrests or named suspects have been identified in connection with his killing. The case is one of several unsolved homicides from a period of elevated gun violence in the city, leaving his family without answers.

If anyone saw activity in the 1800 block of Bentalou Street on or around April 26, 2011, or has information about John Atkins’s death, please come forward.