In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Cambridge, Maryland, the life of 21-year-old Khalil St Croxie Reid was tragically cut short. On October 25, 2020, shortly after midnight, the Cambridge Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in a parking lot in the 600 block of Chesapeake Court. Upon their arrival, they discovered a young male, later identified as Khalil St.
Croxie Reid of Laurel, Delaware, lying in a grassy area of the parking lot with apparent gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical personnel quickly transported Reid to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. Despite their efforts, he was pronounced deceased at the hospital. His body was then taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy to officially determine the cause of death. The initial investigation suggests that Reid was in the parking lot when he was shot by an unknown individual with an unspecified type of firearm.
The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit has taken the lead in the investigation, with assistance from the Cambridge Police Department. Investigators have been canvassing the neighborhood and interviewing potential witnesses in an effort to piece together the events that led to the fatal shooting. To date, authorities have not released any description of a suspect or suspects. The investigation into the death of Khalil St Croxie Reid remains ongoing, and law enforcement officials have urged anyone with information to come forward. There have been no announcements of any arrests or charges filed in this case.
