On the evening of March 10, 2016, gunfire in the 3000 block of Reese Street in East Baltimore struck two men. Twenty-year-old Darius Lamont Bruce died a short time after first responders reached the scene. A second victim, 23-year-old Orlando Smith, survived initially but suffered long-term complications from his wounds.

Smith’s condition remained serious for years, and he later died on January 15, 2021. The medical examiner ruled Smith’s death a homicide on May 17, 2021, and linked it to the March 2016 shooting. Both deaths are being investigated as related homicides.

The Baltimore Police Department continues to investigate and has not publicly identified or arrested any suspects. Anyone with information about the Reese Street shooting is asked to come forward.