Dontre Mitchell, a 31-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Northeast Baltimore on April 16, 2023. Police arrived to find him with multiple gunshot wounds in the rear of the 2900 block of Chesley Avenue shortly before 8:40 a.m.; he was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital and pronounced dead soon after arrival. A 30-year-old woman was also shot in the same incident.

Witnesses and surveillance footage described a suspect emerging from a red vehicle, approaching Mitchell and opening fire with what appeared to be a rifle. Video released by detectives shows a person dressed entirely in black with a large firearm lingering outside a home before the shooting and then fleeing the scene. The Baltimore Police Department’s homicide unit is investigating and offered an $8,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced.

If anyone saw activity on Chesley Avenue that morning or recognizes the person seen on the footage, please contact investigators with any information.