Shortly before dawn on December 23, 2023, a shooting in the 1800 block of Woodlawn Drive in Woodlawn, Maryland, left 28-year-old Judah James dead and four others wounded. James, known in the Baltimore hip-hop community as Bandhunta Jugg, was sitting in a white sedan with three men and a woman when someone opened fire at about 4:05 a.m.; the vehicle’s windows were shattered. James was pronounced dead at the scene; the four other victims, ages 25 to 29, were taken to hospitals with gunshot injuries.

Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit investigators were working leads and collecting surveillance footage from nearby businesses; by late 2023 no arrests had been announced and no suspects publicly identified. James was the older brother of rapper Bandhunta Izzy, and his death prompted an outpouring of condolences in the local music community. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help identify those responsible, please contact investigators.