Ryan Alexander Demby, 23, a Howard County Sheriff’s Deputy who had graduated from the police academy in March 2023, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of September 29, 2023, on the 1100 block of South Charles Street in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood. The dispute began inside the Wayward Bar and Kitchen over a matter reportedly involving a friend of Demby, then continued outside. Surveillance footage showed Demby drawing a concealed weapon at one point before putting it back in his waistband.

Shots were fired shortly after midnight; Demby was struck seven times and taken to University of Maryland Medical Center Shock Trauma, where he died. Witness testimony and area surveillance helped identify 40-year-old Jewel Crowder, who was arrested the same day and charged with first-degree murder. At sentencing family members described the depth of their loss; the judge commented on the number of shots fired and on Crowder’s opportunities to leave the scene.

Did anyone who knew Ryan or saw events that night notice details the investigation might have missed?