Wade Mckinley Jr. Purvey

On the evening of May 15, 2015, a 29-year-old Black/African American man named Wade McKinley Jr. Purvey was fatally shot in Baltimore, Maryland. The incident occurred on the 2400 block of East Hoffman Street. When first responders arrived at the scene, they discovered Purvey with gunshot wounds. Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

The death of Wade Purvey, who was an employee at the local airport, added to a particularly violent period in Baltimore, with mult ...