In the early morning of August 20, 2023, a shooting in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore left 25-year-old Navontay Ronnie Whitener dead. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert and reports of gunfire around 3:05 a.m. in a parking lot on the 800 block of Guilford Avenue and found Whitener with critical gunshot injuries; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second victim, 26-year-old Kashay Tanae Davis, was also found shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition on life support; she died the following day. The Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation into the double homicide. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the case remains active.

If anyone saw activity around the 800 block of Guilford Avenue that night or has information that could help investigators, contact homicide detectives.