On December 26, 2024, at approximately 3:29 p.m., 27-year-old Deangelo West was shot in the back of the head in the 2400 block of East Preston Street in Baltimore. First responders took him to a local hospital in critical condition; he died of his injuries on December 29, 2024.

The Baltimore Police Department arrested 28-year-old Maurice Prioleau on January 1, 2025, at a residence in the 2600 block of Tyler Street and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with West’s death. Some accounts suggested the shooting may have involved mistaken identity. West’s family said he had recently learned he was going to be a father and had moved in with his sister to help care for her three children.

What information do readers who knew Deangelo or saw activity in the East Preston Street area that afternoon have to add?