Derek Dangerfield, a 59-year-old Black man, was found dead inside a residence on the 3900 block of Penhurst Avenue in Baltimore at about 5:10 a.m. on January 11, 2026. Responding officers and medical personnel discovered that Dangerfield had sustained at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Baltimore homicide detectives determined the death was neither accidental nor self-inflicted and officially classified it as a homicide. Investigators began canvassing the neighborhood and gathering evidence, but no motive, person of interest, or arrest has been announced. The inquiry remains active as detectives follow leads and seek witnesses who might have seen or heard anything in the pre-dawn hours.

If anyone saw activity on the 3900 block of Penhurst Avenue that morning or has information about Derek Dangerfield’s death, please share what is known with the Baltimore Police Department.