In the early hours of September 30, 2023, officers responded to the 400 block of North Montford Avenue in Baltimore at about 1:13 a.m. and found 49-year-old Derrick Brock, a Black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene and the Baltimore Police Department’s initial classification is homicide.

Detectives from the Eastern District lead the investigation. Police issued a public appeal for information and encouraged anyone with knowledge to contact homicide detectives or leave an anonymous tip with the Metro Crime Stoppers hotline. No arrests, suspects, or motive have been publicly announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone saw activity in the North Montford Avenue area that morning or has information about Derrick Brock’s death, please contact the detectives or Metro Crime Stoppers.