Toby Rogers, a 31-year-old Black man described as quiet and very laid back, was shot and killed in Baltimore on December 30, 2023. Rogers had driven from Hagerstown to visit a friend and brought a television to an apartment in the 4300 block of Seminole Avenue. The gathering included the apartment resident, another man named Jerrod Smith, and Smith’s girlfriend; they spent much of the day hanging out and drinking.

Later that evening Rogers and Smith got into an argument after Rogers left the apartment and then returned. Rogers reportedly pulled out a knife, and during the ensuing altercation Smith shot Rogers multiple times with a rifle. Baltimore Southwest District patrol officers responded at about 10:14 p.m.; medics pronounced Rogers dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives quickly identified 22-year-old Jerrod Smith as the shooter. Smith was arrested on January 2, 2024; officers recovered an assault-style rifle during a search and charged him with second-degree murder and firearm use in a crime of violence. The jury later convicted Smith of voluntary manslaughter and firearm use in a crime of violence in September 2024. Does anyone have information about the events at the apartment that night or knew Toby Rogers?