Police say a second man was wounded; the suspect fled in a vehicle.
BALTIMORE — A late-night shooting in Federal Hill left a 37-year-old man dead and a 35-year-old man wounded on Nov. 13 after a dispute that began inside a neighborhood bar spilled onto Marshall Street, according to police. Investigators say the gunman fired and then drove away as the victims ran.
The case has unnerved a busy nightlife district near Cross Street Market and comes as detectives review surveillance video and canvass for witnesses. Police have not publicly identified the man who died or announced arrests. The second victim was hospitalized. The violence echoes other recent incidents within blocks of the scene, including a July shooting that injured a woman and a 2024 fatal case in the same alley. Homicide detectives are leading the investigation while officials seek help from businesses whose cameras captured the confrontation and gunfire.
Police were called around 9:55 p.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of Marshall Street, just west of South Charles Street. Officers found two men with gunshot wounds and had them taken to a hospital, where the 37-year-old died a short time later. A private security guard who reviewed footage said the conflict “began in a local bar and spilled onto the sidewalk,” with pushing and punches before the groups moved out of camera view. A second angle later showed another man confronting two people believed to be the victims. Moments after, a flash appeared as shots rang out and the men scattered, the footage showed. “No arrests have been made,” a police spokesperson said. The shooter then got into a car and left, also captured on video, investigators said.
Detectives have not released the victims’ names or the make and model of the vehicle that left the scene. They did confirm the ages of the men, the time of the call, and that the surviving victim remained under medical care Friday. Investigators collected shell casings from the alley and obtained recordings from at least two nearby cameras, including one that captured the suspect walking toward the pair before the gunfire. Officers established a perimeter near the market’s rear entrances while crime lab technicians photographed the scene and marked evidence. Police said they are tracing the car seen on video and are checking whether any license plate readers picked it up before or after the shooting. The motive, beyond the bar dispute described by a private guard, remains unknown.
Federal Hill has seen several high-profile shootings in recent months. On July 27, a 39-year-old woman celebrating her birthday outside Nobles Bar and Grill on South Charles Street was struck by a stray bullet and survived. That shooting occurred about two blocks from Thursday’s crime scene. In September 2024, 24-year-old Christian Leight was fatally shot along the same Marshall Street alley; that killing was also captured on surveillance video and prompted a public request for help identifying people seen in the footage. The cluster of incidents has prompted renewed focus on security cameras, police foot patrols and closing-time crowd management around Cross Street Market, a corridor lined with bars and restaurants.
Police said homicide detectives are leading the current case. As of Friday, no charges had been filed and no suspect description beyond the figure seen in video had been released. Detectives planned additional canvasses of businesses along Marshall and South Charles streets for more footage and eyewitness statements. Officials also said they would examine whether the bar where the argument began reported any internal disturbances before the shots. If an arrest is made, initial court appearances would be scheduled in Baltimore City District Court, with any charging documents expected to outline the timeline and evidence recovered. Police said updates would be issued as identification of the victim is completed by the medical examiner, which includes notifying next of kin.
On Friday afternoon, clusters of workers and residents paused near tape still tied to alley railings behind the market. Some described hearing rapid bangs then silence as sirens approached. “It’s scary because this is where we walk home,” said a man who lives nearby and asked not to be named. Dawn Roberts, the 39-year-old mother injured in July on South Charles Street, said in August that she “started praying” after being hit and could not lift her young daughter during recovery. Business owners said they hope cameras covering the alley help detectives piece together a clearer picture of the suspect’s route after the shots.
By Friday evening, the suspect remained at large and the investigation was ongoing. Police said more information, including the victim’s name and condition updates for the survivor, would be released after notifications. The next expected update is from detectives as they complete additional video reviews this weekend.
Author note: Last updated November 15, 2025.