On the afternoon of August 21, 2024, a burst of gunfire in the 800 block of South Paca Street in Baltimore left 37-year-old Brian Nesbitt with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders arrived about 12:25 p.m. and transported Nesbitt to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The scene was immediately treated as a homicide.

Baltimore Police homicide detectives used surveillance footage from the area to identify a suspect. The footage reportedly shows a gray Dodge Journey, registered to Damion Thomas’s mother, arriving at the scene, Nesbitt approaching the vehicle, an altercation, and Nesbitt falling to the ground. Investigators allege Damion Thomas, 44, shot and killed Nesbitt. No firearm was recovered and it was not clear who was driving the vehicle at the time of the shooting.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the Dodge Journey that afternoon or have other information about what happened on South Paca Street?