On the evening of May 25, 2009, in the 3100 block of Cliftmont Avenue in Baltimore, 24-year-old Sean Howard was sitting on his front porch when a dark-colored van carrying at least two people pulled up and multiple shots were fired from the vehicle. Howard was rushed to a nearby hospital but died of his wounds. Neighbors were left shaken by the attack, which occurred on Memorial Day in a residential neighborhood.

The Baltimore Police Department canvassed the area and interviewed potential witnesses; the van description was a key lead but did not immediately identify any suspects. As of 2014 no arrests had been announced and the individuals responsible remained at large. Few public updates about the investigation’s status are available.

Did anyone in the neighborhood at the time or anyone with information about a dark-colored van that night come forward?