On the late evening of August 30, 2023, 26-year-old Thomas Bekele was found with multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds in the 500 block of Wellesley Street in Baltimore. Officers arrived after reports of a shooting at about 10:26 p.m.; medics pronounced him deceased at the scene. Homicide detectives took over the investigation.

No suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified and the case remains open. The investigation was later classified as a cold case, with periodic public re-releases of information and a reward of up to $8,000 offered for tips that lead to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit or submit an anonymous tip through Metro Crime Stoppers. Would anyone with knowledge of that night or this neighborhood come forward with information?