Dontay Monroe

Murdered

On October 22, 2008, Dontay Monroe, an 18-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was fatally shot in the 1400 block of Exeter Hall Avenue. His death was part of a string of violent incidents that contributed to Baltimore’s high homicide rate that year. Monroe’s killing occurred amid a difficult period for the city, which saw 234 homicides in 2008, despite this being the lowest number in two decades. The homicide underscored the persistent violence affecting neighborhoods across the city, ...Read More

Baltimore ends 2008 with 234 killings, lowest in 20 years

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