On the evening of December 14, 2024, a ShotSpotter system alerted officers to gunfire in Southwest Baltimore. Officers responding to the 2000 block of Penrose Avenue and an alley behind the 200 block of North Payson Street found 29-year-old Travon Q. Benson, a Black male, shot in the head; medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators recovered ten spent shell casings across the two locations.

Surveillance footage captured a blue Hyundai Kona near the scene; video showed the car’s horn honking, a man running from the alley where Benson was found, and the man entering the vehicle before it departed. The Hyundai had been carjacked three days earlier and fitted with a GPS tracker by a police task force. GPS data and an aviation unit led officers to the 2100 block of Ridgehill Avenue, where the driver exited, discarded a wig and a car key, and was taken into custody. The driver was identified as 42-year-old Tracy Jeter and was arrested on December 30, 2024, facing first-degree murder, conspiracy, and firearm charges.

Are there details about Benson’s life or movements that anyone in the neighborhood can share to help understand what happened?