A mass shooting on the night of December 15, 2025, in Northeast Baltimore left one innocent bystander dead and four others wounded. The attack occurred shortly before 11:00 p.m. in the 3400 block of Belair Road, at N.Y. Chicken Fish & Grill in the Belair-Edison neighborhood. Patrol officers in the area heard gunfire and found a scene where more than 30 rounds had been fired, with the storefront glass shattered and the carry-out peppered with bullet holes.

Erica Sterling, a 54-year-old Black woman, was seated on a ledge inside the restaurant—reportedly waiting to use the ATM or pick up food—when the shooting began. She suffered critical gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; police say she was an unintended victim of gunfire aimed at a nearby group of men. Four male victims, ages 20, 24, 25 and 31, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were expected to survive.

Baltimore Police Department homicide detectives collected forensic evidence, including numerous shell casings, and reviewed surveillance footage that captured the assault. Multiple persons of interest were identified in the days after the shooting, but no arrests had been announced as the investigation continued. If anyone has information about the shooters or the events that night, please share details with investigators.