On the night of July 2, 2023, a block party in the Brooklyn Homes community of South Baltimore ended in a mass shooting on the 800 block of Gretna Court. Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez, a recent Glen Burnie High School graduate who planned to work in the medical field and was described by family as quiet and academically proud, was found dead at the scene. Twenty-year-old Kylis Fagbemi was also killed and 28 others were injured, many of them teenagers.

Authorities have said multiple shooters fired into the crowd. Several people were arrested in connection with the incident, including a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, Tristan Jackson, who faced charges such as conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. As of the dates provided, no one had been charged specifically with the murders of Aaliyah Gonzalez and Kylis Fagbemi.

Aaliyah’s family holds annual Aaliyah Day events to remember her and call for an end to gun violence. If anyone was at the party or has information about who fired the fatal shots, please come forward.