Tobias Cunningham, a 50-year-old Black man described by family as the firstborn son who kept the family together, was shot and killed in Baltimore shortly after 2 a.m. on May 25, 2025. Officers found him on the 400 block of North Paca Street; he was taken to a nearby hospital but later pronounced dead.

Cunningham was a devoted father and grandfather; daughters, grandchildren, nieces and nephews are mourning. One daughter posted that his life was stolen too soon and another wrote on social media that he took her heart and left it broken. Homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department are investigating; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

What information might help investigators or anyone who was in the area around North Paca Street after 2 a.m. on May 25, 2025?