On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 34-year-old Tracy Darnell Kinchen was shot multiple times and killed in an alley behind the 1700 block of East 32nd Street in West Baltimore. Kinchen had been with another man when an unknown individual approached and opened fire. The companion was also struck but survived after fleeing to a nearby house; Kinchen died before police arrived.

The motive and the shooter’s identity were not made public in the immediate aftermath. If anyone knew Kinchen, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help identify who was responsible, please share what is known.