In the late evening of February 13, 2023, 19-year-old Tyree Bell was shot and killed in Baltimore. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at about 10:38 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Potomac Street and found Bell suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Surveillance from a convenience store at Preston and Potomac and a nearby warehouse shows Bell arriving in a black car with three female acquaintances. Three men walked up to the vehicle, exchanged words with the passengers, and the car drove off. As Bell left the store, one of the men shot him; all three fled on foot. Police later released video naming four persons of interest and offered an $8,000 reward for information.

Investigators arrested a suspect who was charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and firearm offenses. Prosecutors showed surveillance, cell phone location data, fingerprint comparisons on a recovered handgun, and a video in which the defendant allegedly discussed the killing. The defense challenged those findings and raised questions about the three women who were with Bell.