Solomon Wise, a 58-year-old Black man, was found with a fatal gunshot wound on the 4200 block of Sheldon Avenue in Baltimore at about 12:23 a.m. on November 3, 2024. Authorities determined his death to be a homicide and the medical examiner reported he was shot in the back of the neck at close range.

Police identified 37-year-old Jason Williams as a suspect and charged him with first-degree murder and multiple firearm offenses. Investigators say Williams had alleged ties to a drug trafficking group called 4200, accused of selling cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl around the 4300 block of Belair Road and the 4200 block of Nicholas Avenue. During an August 2025 trial the prosecution showed surveillance footage they said captured the killing, pointing to Williams by his white shoes and a large backpack; several officers also identified him from the video based on prior encounters. Williams represented himself at that trial, challenged timestamps and identifications, and questioned the medical examiner’s findings. The trial ended in a mistrial; Williams was later given time to obtain new counsel and a new trial was scheduled for the following year.

If anyone saw activity on Sheldon Avenue around midnight on November 3, 2024, or has information about the groups operating near Belair Road or Nicholas Avenue, please share what is known.