Calvin Troy Taylor

On an autumn evening in Baltimore, the life of a 39-year-old Black or African American man, Calvin Troy Taylor, was cut short by gunfire. On October 5, 2009, in a residential neighborhood on the 2400 block of East Oliver Street, authorities responded to reports of a shooting. Arriving at the scene, police discovered Taylor suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Baltimore Police Department launched an investigation into the homicide, which was seen ...