Black / African American. In the early minutes of June 13, 2025, 23-year-old male Lavar Steeles was shot in Baltimore’s Southwest District, in the 1500 block of West Fayette Street near the Franklin Square/Union Square area. Shortly after 12:13 a.m., officers were alerted when a shooting victim arrived at a city hospital; despite lifesaving efforts, 23-year-old Lavar Steeles died from his wounds. Police later publicly identified 23-year-old Lavar Steeles and fixed the time of the attack to abo
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