On the night of August 4, 2023, at about 11:42 p.m., 19-year-old Jefferson Villanueva was shot in the 1300 block of North Montford Avenue in Baltimore. A 25-year-old woman was also wounded and a child was grazed by a bullet during the same incident. Villanueva survived for four days after the shooting but died of his injuries, and the case has been classified as a homicide.

The Baltimore City Police Department continues to investigate. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have offered a reward of up to $8,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Anyone with information that could help bring Jefferson’s family answers and lead to an arrest is asked to come forward.