Montel Lee Gresham

In the spring of 2013, a sense of unease settled over a neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore as the city grappled with ongoing gun violence. On the evening of May 20th, this violence tragically claimed the life of 19-year-old Montel Lee Gresham, a young Black man whose life was cut short in an act that left a community searching for answers. The incident unfolded in the 3100 block of Cliftmont Avenue, where the sharp crack of gunfire shattered the evening's calm.

When the sound of the shot ...