On the night of January 19, 2024, Mary Lou Schuman, a 60-year-old White woman, was fatally shot in a double homicide in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of Baltimore. The shooting occurred about 10:22 p.m. in the 4300 block of Pennington Avenue outside Sooner’s Tavern. Schuman and a 39-year-old man, Malachi Carter-Bey, were both found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators have said they do not believe Schuman was the intended target; her daughter reported police told the family Schuman was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Schuman had been with her boyfriend to purchase a six-pack of beer, and family members said the boyfriend at first thought she had made it into the bar before realizing she had been shot. The family describes Schuman as generous, the life of the party, and someone who loved her grandchildren; they have set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

Baltimore Police Homicide detectives are actively investigating. No arrests have been announced and no suspects or motive have been publicly identified. If anyone has information about the shooting, contact Baltimore Police.