Zeshaan Ali Toppa, 21, was found shot to death in the upper body on October 9, 2020, in the 500 block of Welbrook Road in Essex, Maryland. Baltimore County police responded about 10 p.m. that night and discovered Toppa deceased at the scene. Investigators described the incident as stemming from a drug-related robbery.

On October 30, 2020, police announced the arrest of 18-year-old Keonta Adrian Skipwith of Laurel. Authorities said they believed Skipwith shot and killed Toppa during the course of the robbery; Skipwith was being held without bond. The shooting devastated Toppa’s family and the quiet residential area where it occurred.

Did anyone in Essex have information about Toppa’s movements or the robbery that night?