On the evening of November 21, 2024, 34-year-old Gary Matthews Jr. was shot and killed in Baltimore’s 4900 block of Frankford Avenue. Police say the shooting occurred about 5:22 p.m.; officers found Matthews unresponsive with multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds, and emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators later identified 26-year-old Amir Barnes-Henderson in connection with the case. Barnes-Henderson was taken into custody on November 29, 2024, during a burglary investigation in the 5000 block of Crenshaw Avenue and was charged with first- and second-degree murder in Matthews’ death. Prosecutors contend the shooting followed a verbal altercation between the two men at a liquor store just before the shooting.

Surveillance footage from nearby businesses and a doorbell camera, plus testimony from an eyewitness who said they recognized the shooter, were cited by prosecutors. If anyone has information about Gary Matthews Jr., the incident on Frankford Avenue that evening, or the events leading up to it, please share what is known.