On the evening of Thursday, January 9, 2008, 18-year-old Zechariah Lee Hallback, a Black/African American male, was shot while waiting at a bus stop at the corner of 33rd Street and The Alameda in Baltimore. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his wounds two days later, on Saturday, January 11, 2008. The shooting is also recorded as occurring in the 1500 block of East 33rd Street.

Hallback was reportedly involved in education reform efforts at the time, a detail that underlines the loss felt by his family and community. News reports from the time sometimes spelled his first name differently, and a viewing was held the following week.

The case remains unsolved. Baltimore City homicide records and the Baltimore Police Department list his death among 2008 homicides and include the case as a Cold Case, with no public announcement of any arrests or identified suspects. If anyone knew Zechariah, saw activity at that bus stop on January 9, 2008, or has information that could help, please come forward.