On the evening of May 10, 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in the 200 block of North Monastery Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. When the chaos subsided, three people had been shot. Among them was Devone Manning, a 22-year-old Black male. He, along with 25-year-old Travis Gardner, succumbed to their injuries, marking another double homicide in a city grappling with a surge in violence.
The Baltimore Police Department launched an investigation into the killings, but information
regarding a motive, suspects, or potential arrests has been scarce. Authorities have urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward to assist with the ongoing investigation. The deaths of Manning and Gardner were part of a wider trend of violence that plagued Baltimore during that period, with a dozen homicides recorded between May 5 and May 19, 2019.
Two years prior to his death, in May 2017, Manning himself had been arrested by Baltimore Police. At the age of 20, he and another man, William Lee, were charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shooting that occurred on February 25, 2017, in the 3900 block of Belvieu Avenue. The outcome of these charges is not detailed in the available information. His life was cut short before he could reach his 23rd birthday.
