On the night of July 26, 2024, 22-year-old Trey Sean Sanders was shot and killed in Baltimore. Police were called at about 11:37 p.m. to the 1000 block of North Eden Street and found Sanders with multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds; medics pronounced him deceased at the scene.

Investigators say Sanders had been at a cookout with four others and was returning to a 2014 Acura MDX when an altercation occurred. Sanders briefly entered the front passenger seat, exited, and moved toward the rear passenger door. Authorities allege a 16-year-old, identified as Xyliq Synzere, emerged from the back driver’s seat, approached Sanders and shot him multiple times in the head with a 9mm handgun.

Surveillance stills from a nearby liquor store were circulated and, according to police, several people identified Synzere in the images. By the time of court proceedings Synzere was 17 and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, and possessing a loaded handgun. A judge ruled the case would not be sent to juvenile court and set a trial date for July 23, 2025.

Did anyone at the cookout or in the neighborhood see what happened as the group returned to the vehicle?