Marcarian Grimes

On a summer night in Baltimore, what began as a routine evening at home turned into a scene of violence and tragedy. In the early hours of June 17, 2007, Marcarian Grimes, a 23-year-old Black male, was just outside his apartment in the 2600 block of Fairview Avenue. The familiar surroundings of his neighborhood offered no protection from the events that were about to unfold.

Two armed men suddenly accosted Grimes, forcing him from the relative safety of the outdoors and back into his own ...