Maikeli Hawkins, a 40-year-old Black male, was a victim of the violence that plagued Baltimore on March 24, 2016. On that Thursday, his life was cut short in a double shooting that also left a woman wounded. The incident unfolded in the 800 block of Augusta Avenue in the Irvington neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore.
Further details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been made publicly available.
Law enforcement officials at the time did not release information regarding a possible motive or any potential suspects in the immediate aftermath of the event. News reports from that day confirmed the fatality and the injury of the second victim, but the investigation into who was responsible remained ongoing.
In the years that have followed, there has been no publicly available information to indicate that an arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Maikeli Hawkins. The case is not listed as closed in public homicide records. While another homicide occurred on the same day, and an individual was charged in that case, no connection to Hawkins' death has ever been established in the available sources.
The narrative of Maikeli Hawkins' death is one that, according to online records, remains unresolved. With no suspects publicly identified or arrested, the story of his final moments and the reasons behind the violence that ended his life are known only to those who were there. For the community and those who knew him, his death is a lingering question mark, a testament to the unsolved violence that continues to affect the city.
