Russell Jermaine Gaines, 23, was fatally shot in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Emergency personnel found him with gunshot wounds and he died despite medical efforts. The Greenbelt Police Department opened a homicide investigation; specific circumstances of the shooting have not been released publicly and no suspect information or arrests have been announced.

Gaines was a young resident of Greenbelt whose death left family and neighbors reeling. Investigators continued to work the case in the weeks after the killing, seeking information that might explain what happened and who was responsible. Does anyone in the Greenbelt area have information about Russell or the incident that could help investigators?