On March 6, 2025, Taijah Addison, 27, was found inside a vehicle on the 700 block of Yale Avenue in Baltimore’s Southwest District with a gunshot wound to the upper body. A call about the shooting came in around 12:55 p.m.; medics pronounced Addison dead at the scene and the incident was investigated as a homicide.

Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators played a central role in the inquiry. On March 7, 2025, Baltimore Police arrested 27-year-old Matthew Crawley on the 500 block of Yale Avenue and charged him with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and possession of a firearm with a disqualifying felony conviction. Prosecutors presented surveillance video and other evidence at trial, including footage that reportedly showed Crawley exiting a minivan, walking around Addison’s vehicle, and firing multiple shots, plus a firearm recovered from a nearby dumpster.

A jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges against Crawley. If anyone knew Taijah Addison or has information about the shooting, please come forward.