On the night of September 15, 2024, Reginald Bernard Harrod, 59, known as Unk Nard to neighbors, was shot outside his home in the 1100 block of Springfield Avenue in the Original Northwood neighborhood of Baltimore. Officers arrived and he was taken to a local hospital, but his abdominal gunshot wounds proved fatal.

Harrod worked as a maintenance technician for the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, specializing in plumbing. Neighbors remembered him as a friendly, funny man and an uncle figure on the street; he was planning a cowboy‑themed 60th birthday. The Baltimore Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating, and no arrests have been announced. Few details about suspects or a motive have been released.

If anyone in Original Northwood saw anything around 11:14 p.m. on September 15 or has information that could help the investigation, please contact investigators.