Sixteen-year-old Andres Moreno Jr. was shot and killed in the early evening of February 5, 2023, while walking in the 1800 block of East 29th Street in Baltimore’s Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood. The incident happened at about 6:16 p.m.; nearby officers and a ShotSpotter alert brought police to the scene where Moreno was found unresponsive. Despite immediate life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead there.

Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing Moreno fall while crying for help. Detectives canvassed the area door-to-door and publicly appealed for tips; Metro Crime Stoppers offered up to an $8,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. No arrests have been announced and police have not identified any suspects, leaving the investigation active and the community grieving.

If anyone has information about what happened to Andres or was in the area that evening, please come forward to Baltimore City police or Metro Crime Stoppers.