In the early morning hours of a Wednesday in November 2013, the life of 19-year-old Delonta Harrison was tragically cut short in a wave of violence that had been plaguing the city of Baltimore. On November 13th, police responded to a call in the Langston Hughes neighborhood of Northwest Baltimore. There, in an alley behind the 5100 block of Arbutus Avenue, they discovered Harrison inside a car, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The discovery was made shortly before 4:30 a.m., a
time when the city was enveloped in darkness and stillness. Despite the quick response and immediate medical attention, Harrison was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The incident marked another grim statistic in a month that had seen nearly a killing each day, leaving a community on edge and a family to grapple with a sudden and devastating loss.
In the days and weeks that followed, homicide detectives began their investigation into the fatal shooting of the young man. However, details regarding a motive or any potential persons of interest were not publicly released. The trail for Delonta Harrison's killer or killers grew cold, and despite the initial investigation, no arrests were ever announced in connection with his murder. The case remains one of the many unsolved homicides in the city, a painful open wound for his loved ones who are still seeking answers and justice for his untimely death.
