A fatal shooting on the night of December 7, 2025, in Baltimore ended the life of Keyon Andrew Smith, 28. The incident occurred around midnight on Rosalie Avenue, near a barbershop and just around the corner from Freddie’s Sports Bar and Grill on Harford Road. Witnesses reported hearing as many as seven gunshots; officers found Smith with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead. Weather that night was cold, snowy, and rainy, and witnesses said the area had been relatively quiet before the shooting.

Smith, known by the nickname Cheetah, attended St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore and played football there. His brother Eddie Nelson described him as a businessman who detailed cars and cleaned carpets and as a loving, humorous father. On the night he was killed he had been visiting the nearby sports bar and appeared nervous, reportedly mentioning a court appearance the following Monday. No suspects or motive have been publicly identified and the Baltimore Police Department is investigating.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or about Smith’s movements near Rosalie Avenue, please come forward.