Derrick Hawks, a 19-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on July 9, 2024, around 1:20 p.m. in the 900 block of North Dukeland Street in Baltimore. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department’s Western District arrived after a report of a shooting and found Hawks unresponsive with a life-threatening gunshot wound; they began CPR and medics transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.

Detectives from the Western District are leading the investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have not released details about the circumstances of the shooting or a motive and have asked the community to contact investigators or Metro Crime Stoppers with information.

If anyone saw activity in the area around 1:20 p.m. on July 9 or has information about this killing, please contact the Baltimore Police Western District or leave an anonymous tip with Metro Crime Stoppers.