Frissel Townes, Jr., 38, was shot and killed on the evening of June 28, 2023, in the 2600 block of West Patapsco Avenue in Baltimore while helping a female acquaintance with her DoorDash deliveries. Police found Townes suffering from gunshot wounds; his death was later ruled a homicide.

Investigators focused on 37-year-old Tayvon Miller. Prosecutors say Miller had communications with the woman Townes was assisting before and after the shooting, and that Miller removed Townes’ backpack after the shooting and threw it into his car. No direct eyewitnesses to the shooting have been reported; the prosecution relied on cell phone records and the woman’s testimony.

Miller was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and firearm offenses, and was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 55 years for the armed robbery and firearm convictions, after the court heard a letter from Townes’ family expressing their grief. If anyone knew Frissel Townes or has information about the events that evening, please share what can help the investigation.