On the night of September 14, 2024, Antonio Peoples, a 36-year-old Black man, was standing outside The Ruxton restaurant in the 700 block of Aliceanna Street in Baltimore’s Harbor East with his girlfriend when a dark-colored Toyota Camry pulled up and several armed suspects stepped out. The assailants attempted to rob the couple of their necklaces. Peoples resisted, disarmed one assailant, and while wounded and on the ground fired back. The other suspects then shot Peoples multiple times; his girlfriend was grazed by a bullet and treated for her injuries. Emergency responders took Peoples to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he later died.

Baltimore Police recovered numerous fired cartridge casings from several different firearms at the scene and analyzed surveillance footage, ballistic evidence, forensic analysis, and cellular data. Investigators identified a suspect, and on November 1, 2024, police in Washington, D.C. arrested 19-year-old Quontay Spinks, who was extradited to Baltimore and, after being advised of his rights, confessed to a role in the attempted robbery and shooting. Anyone with information about the shooting or the events that led to it is asked to come forward.