On the morning of February 20, 2023, gunfire broke out on a porch in the 2700 block of West North Avenue in West Baltimore. Renyse Michelle Jones, a 41-year-old Black woman, was struck multiple times in the head and upper body. Officers from the Southwest District responded around 10:41 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and found Jones gravely injured; she was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Baltimore Police Homicide detectives opened an immediate investigation and sought the public’s help. Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland offered up to an $8,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help identify those responsible, please contact the Baltimore Police Homicide unit or Metro Crime Stoppers.