Desmond Chandler, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the early hours of July 31, 2023, in the 1200 block of Oakhurst Place in Baltimore. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert just before 1 a.m. found a chaotic scene; Chandler had suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound to the head and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two other victims, females aged 17 and 21, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were also hospitalized.

Baltimore City Police opened a homicide investigation and have not publicly identified suspects or announced any arrests. Metro Crime Stoppers is offering up to an $8,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and filing of charges. The family and community remain without answers about what led to this shooting.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Oakhurst Place that night or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.