In the winter of 2008, a young life was cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Alton Louis Alston, a 19-year-old Black/African American male, was killed on Monday, December 1, 2008. The incident that claimed his life took place in the 200 block of South Clinton Street.
Details surrounding the specific circumstances of Alton's death remain scarce in public records. The cause of his death was determined to be a shooting. In the immediate aftermath, the Baltimore Police Department assigned Detective Daniel Nicholson to lead the investigation into the homicide.
As of early 2009, the case of Alton Alston's death was officially classified as an open investigation. Despite the passage of time, publicly available information does not indicate that any arrests have been made or that any specific suspects have been identified in connection with the shooting. The investigation into who was responsible for the death of the teenager continues, leaving questions unanswered and a resolution yet to be found.
