Cheryl McCormack

Cheryl McCormack, a 51-year-old White woman from Nottingham, was a trained paralegal, a mother of three, and a grandmother. Described by her family as a nice, caring, and giving person who never gave up, she had started working for DoorDash to earn extra money after losing her job during the pandemic. Her family called her the "rock" who held them together.

In the early hours of January 24, 2022, McCormack was accompanying her best friend, who was driving for DoorDash in northeast Baltimore. Shortly after 2 a.m., their car ran out of gas in the 3900 block of White Avenue. Her friend set off on foot to find a gas station, but he was soon approached by two young men. One of the men brandished a gun and they robbed him. The assailants then forced the friend to walk back to the disabled car where McCormack was waiting. They demanded her phone and purse, but she refused to give them up. In response to her refusal, one of the suspects shot her. The two fled, and McCormack was pronounced dead at the scene.

Baltimore police detectives investigated the killing, which they described as a "robbery gone bad." The investigation was aided by surveillance footage from the area, including from a doorbell camera and a nearby gas station where two teens matching the suspects' descriptions had been seen moments before the shooting. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the suspects' identities. The efforts led to a break in the case when a 16-year-old boy turned himself in to police on February 23, 2022. He was charged with first-degree murder.

A second suspect, also a 16-year-old boy, was arrested in Rosedale on March 8, 2022, and was also charged with first-degree murder in connection with McCormack's death. However, the case against the two teenagers took an unexpected turn nearly a year later. On February 6, 2023, the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi, formally abandoning the charges against both suspects. The decision was made because the sole surviving eyewitness to the crime, McCormack's friend who had been with her that night, had died.

With the charges dismissed, Cheryl McCormack's murder remains unsolved as of February 2023. Anyone with information is asked to call Baltimore police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.