Edward Mark Davis

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Edward Mark Davis, a 39-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. On June 24, 2009, in the vicinity of the 1800 block of St. Paul Street, Davis became a victim of the city's relentless gun violence. His death was officially ruled a homicide, another statistic in a year marked by a high number of killings in Baltimore.

The specific circumstances surrounding the violent incident that claimed Davis's life remain shrouded ...