In the spring of 2017, a 30-year-old Black male named Troy Horton Jr. was fatally shot in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of May 29th, police responded to a call in the 1700 block of Ruxton Avenue. Upon arrival, they discovered Horton with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident marked another life lost to gun violence in the city.
The investigation into Horton's death led Baltimore police to a suspect.
Less than a month after the shooting, on June 20, 2017, authorities arrested 21-year-old Miguel Duke in connection with the homicide. Duke was taken into custody in the 6900 block of Donachie Road.
Following his arrest, Miguel Duke was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Troy Horton Jr. The motive and the circumstances leading up to the shooting were part of the ongoing police investigation. The arrest brought a potential measure of closure to a case that had added to the city's homicide count for the year.
