Quite Fransico Vanterpool, a 41-year-old Black man, was fatally shot and found on the 2100 block of Sinclair Lane in Baltimore’s Northeast District on the afternoon of May 24, 2009, at about 1:30 p.m. His death came during a violently active year for the city, when many homicides were gun-related and the Northeast District was especially hard hit.

Reports link the pattern of violence in that area to disputes over drugs and gang-related activity, and community and law enforcement initiatives were underway to try to reduce that influence and improve neighborhood safety. Information about suspects or arrests in Vanterpool’s killing is not provided.

If anyone knew Quite Vanterpool or has information about what happened on Sinclair Lane that afternoon, please come forward.