On the night of August 18, 2023, 57-year-old Darrell L. Benner was shot and killed in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood after coming outside his home in the 1000 block of South Curley Street to help his 29-year-old nephew, Jeffrey Tyree. Around 12:25 a.m., three masked individuals confronted Tyree, demanded his belongings and took his car keys, phone, and wallet. Benner confronted the assailants reportedly carrying what family described as a BB gun; the suspects responded by shooting him and fleeing in Tyree’s red Dodge Charger.

Benner was found by police and paramedics with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. His widow, Victoria Benner, and neighbors described him as a friendly, wonderful neighbor; a small memorial of balloons was left on South Curley Street. Authorities describe the suspects as three unidentified Black males and Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland has offered an $8,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and charges. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone saw activity in the 1000 block of South Curley Street that night or has information about the red Dodge Charger or the suspects, please come forward.