Khaleel Jones, 16, was shot and killed in Northeast Baltimore late on October 30, 2023. First responders found him unresponsive in the 2500 block of East Orleans Street around 11:30 p.m., initially treating the scene as a single-vehicle crash. He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead, but detectives later determined the fatal gunshot occurred in the 4600 block of Bowleys Lane, about three miles away.

Police say the shooting happened during a robbery. Jones was in a vehicle with two other teenagers, an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old, who reportedly were trying to drive him to the hospital when they crashed a car that had been reported stolen two days earlier. Homicide detectives interviewed the two teens; it is unclear whether any charges were filed. Jones had been arrested and wounded months earlier during an attempted carjacking of an off-duty Baltimore police officer.

As of late 2023, Baltimore Police homicide detectives continued to investigate. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. If anyone has information about Khaleel Jones’s shooting, contact Baltimore Police or Metro Crime Stoppers.