Dimitrius Jr. Jones

In the eastern part of Baltimore, on November 2, 2017, a 31-year-old African-American male named Dimitrius Jr. Jones was fatally shot on Moores Run Drive. Responding officers discovered him with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The death of Jones was one of over 300 homicides in Baltimore that year, a period noted for one of the highest homicide rates in the city's history. The significant number of violent crimes created an atmosphere of fear and frustration among ...