On June 24, 2024, at about 10:57 p.m., 20-year-old Isaiah Zachary Gaines, a Black male, was shot and killed on the 2000 block of McKean Avenue in Baltimore. A ShotSpotter alert brought Western District patrol officers to the scene, where Gaines was found with apparent gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced him dead at the location and the area was secured while homicide detectives opened an investigation.

The Baltimore Police Department has listed Gaines among the city’s recent homicide victims and detectives say the probe is ongoing. No details about suspects or arrests have been released. If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact homicide detectives or submit an anonymous tip to Metro Crime Stoppers.