Delroy Plummer, a 68-year-old Black man, was fatally shot inside a mechanic’s garage in Northwest Baltimore on the evening of January 24, 2024. Police were called to the 5200 block of Fairlawn Avenue and found Plummer inside the garage office with a gunshot wound to his chest; medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Baltimore Police say the shooting happened during a gathering in the garage. Most of the group, apart from Plummer, had been drinking. A person of interest was taken into custody after the shooting; police reported that the weapon discharged while a friend was showing a new handgun to Plummer, and that the friend called 911.

If anyone witnessed the gathering at the Fairlawn Avenue garage on January 24 or has information about what happened inside the office, please share what is known.