Matthew Wood was 21 when he was shot in the head on the evening of Friday, August 23, 2013, in the 3100 block of Brendan Avenue in Baltimore. The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m.; police found him with a critical gunshot wound and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

News accounts at the time set out these basic facts. There has been no publicly reported information about suspects, arrests, motive, or what led to the shooting in the years since. The obituary confirmed his death that night; his family’s loss remains unresolved.