A shooting at a Baltimore senior living facility left 79-year-old Clyde Barnes dead on the morning of February 20, 2025. Responders found Barnes inside Pleasant View Gardens, in the 100 block of North Central Avenue, having been shot multiple times. A second resident, a 72-year-old man, was also shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police secured the building and conducted an apartment-by-apartment sweep, arresting 65-year-old resident Norman Waker at the scene. Authorities said Waker was known to both victims and charged him with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault, and firearm-related offenses. Investigators reported the shooting may have been tied to a dispute over money Waker allegedly owed to Barnes.

The case went to trial in October 2025; prosecutors showed video suggesting Waker checked the security desk area before confronting Barnes, while the defense said Waker acted in self-defense and that Barnes owned the gun. On October 17 the jury deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial. Does anyone who lived at Pleasant View Gardens or knew Clyde Barnes have information that could help clarify what happened?