Sheamon Jr. Perlie

On the first day of 2017, the life of 20-year-old Sheamon Jr. Perlie was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. In the afternoon, at approximately 3:15 p.m., police officers on patrol heard the sound of gunshots ringing out in the 1800 block of West Fayette Street. When they arrived at the scene, they discovered Perlie suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. Despite the immediate response, he was pronounced dead at the location of the shooting.

The killing marked the first ...