In the cold beginnings of 2014, a wave of violence swept through Baltimore, and among its victims was 51-year-old Bobby Jones. A Black man, Jones was found shot in Northwest Baltimore on January 6, 2014, one of more than a dozen individuals to fall victim to homicide in the first two weeks of the new year. His death was part of a grim tally that marked a violent start to the year for the city.
The incident occurred in the 3000 block of Oakford Avenue, where Jones was fatally wounded. Another report lists the location of the shooting as the 4400 block of Pall Mall Road. At the time, Baltimore police were grappling with a surge in homicides, with 16 new investigations opened in just the first 12 days of January.
In the immediate aftermath of the string of killings, authorities stated that they were investigating whether any of the crimes were connected.
However, in a report shortly after the incidents, it was noted that for a homicide that occurred just hours before Jones's, no arrests had been made.
As of the available online information, the case of Bobby Jones's murder remains unsolved. There have been no publicly reported arrests, nor has any information about a suspect or suspects been released. His death is part of the city's somber statistics of unresolved homicide cases from that year.
