A midday shooting on April 1, 2026, in Baltimore left 54-year-old Vernon Richards dead. The shooting occurred at about 1:09 p.m. in the 800 block of North Eutaw Street. Richards, a Black male, and a 30-year-old man were both struck and taken to hospitals; Richards later died and the younger man’s condition was not immediately disclosed.

This was the second double shooting on Eutaw Street within the same week, a detail investigators noted as they opened a homicide probe. Detectives from the Central District are handling the case and have asked the public for help identifying those responsible. No suspects, motives, or arrests have been announced.

Anyone who saw the shooting or has information is asked to contact detectives or leave an anonymous tip with Metro Crime Stoppers. Did anyone witness the April 1 incident or notice anything unusual in that area that afternoon?