On the morning of Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025, 37-year-old Albert Manning, a Black man, was found on the ground in the 3500 block of 2nd Street in South Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood suffering from gunshot wounds. A bystander called 911 at about 6:45 a.m.; medics pronounced Manning dead at the scene. The medical examiner later reported he had been shot three times, including one bullet that struck his aorta.

Investigators say Manning had been in a verbal altercation for several minutes with his killer near 2nd Street and East Patapsco Avenue, and that the argument ended when Manning walked up to the suspect, who then turned and shot him. Surveillance footage provided the first leads, showing a shooter in a black ski mask, black clothing, goggles, and red, white, and black shoes arriving on and fleeing the scene on a blue two-wheeled vehicle. Detectives traced the suspect’s movements through area video and followed a path to the Cherryland Apartments, naming a person of interest and later making an arrest and executing a search warrant.

What did anyone in the Brooklyn neighborhood see that morning or in the hours before 6:45 a.m. that might help fill gaps in the timeline?