On April 24, 2024, at about 11:56 p.m., police found 23-year-old Montez Barrett inside a crashed black SUV in the 1200 block of McCulloh Street in Baltimore. Barrett, a Black male, had sustained two gunshot wounds to the back of his head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators say a man who claimed to be driving the vehicle told detectives there had been three people in the car that night: himself, Barrett, and a man he knew as Man Man. That man was later identified as 29-year-old Maurice Jones. The driver initially told police Jones shot both him and Barrett, then fled; the driver said he and Jones ran off in opposite directions after the shooting. Jones was identified by police as a suspect and charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and multiple handgun possession counts.

Key questions remain about witness statements and physical evidence. If anyone knew Montez Barrett, saw the crash on McCulloh Street that night, or has information about who was in the vehicle, please come forward.