Baltimore is one of the most violent cities in the world. In 2013, I covered the murder epidemic for The Baltimore City Paper as homicides rose to a three year high. As part of the project's fifth anniversary, I'll be catching up with some of the subjects of the original series.
Al-Jazeera America segment on the project.
The bicycle of an eight-year-old shot by another child at a playground on Willow and Alhambra avenues in Northeast Baltimore on July 1, 2013.
Neighbor Tene Gaither at the scene of a homicide in the 200 block of Tremont Road, July 1 2013.
A evening crime scene in the 200 block of Tremont Road in West Baltimore on July 1, 2013.
John Carr knew the victim killed in a domestic shooting in the 200 block of Haven Street in East Baltimore on July 2, 2013.
Baltimore City Police helicopter circles a shooting scene at Ramsay Street and Fulton Avenue on July 8, 2013.
Bullet holes in a window at the scene of a homicide at Ramsay Street and Fulton Avenue.
Sakinah DeGross and her child next to the shooting scene on Ramsey and Fulton avenues. July 8, 2013.
The brother of a man gunned down in a triple shooting in the 600 block of S. Carrollton St. on July 9, 2013, was around the corner at the time. He's a youth basketball coach.
Media cameras point at police following a triple shooting in the 600 block of S. Carrollton St. on June 9, 2013
"I pray everyday for the violence to stop," says a neighbor following a triple shooting in the 600 block of S. Carrollton St. on July 9, 2013.
Detectives and emergency officers at the scene of an "execution" in E. Baltimore's Greektown neighborhood. Police said that the man was shot in front of his girlfriend at the playground. Greektown is a traditionally quiet neighborhood. This was one of the rare shootings in the city's Latino/Latinex community. July 13, 2013.
An exhausted Baltimore City Police officer trys to calm the crowd at the scene of an "execution" in E. Baltimore's Greektown neighborhood. Police said that the man was shot in front of his girlfriend at the playground. Greektown is a traditionally quiet neighborhood. July 13, 2013, Gough and Lehigh streets.
An exhausted Baltimore City Police officer trys to calm the crowd at the scene of an "execution" in E. Baltimore's Greektown neighborhood. Police said that the man was shot in front of his girlfriend at the playground. Greektown is a traditionally quiet neighborhood. July 13, 2013, Gough and Lehigh streets.
Detectives gather around a marking at a homicide in the 1700 block of N. Bond St. July 13, 2013.
Police examine the body of Montae Harris in Northwest Baltimore. July 15, 2013.
Neighbors gather at the site of Montae Harris' shooting in Northwest Baltimore. July 15, 2013
A friend of Montae Harris, who was gunned down at a Northwest Baltimore apartment complex on July 15, watches police at the scene.
Police and detectives at a shooting scene in the 1000 block of Patterson Park Ave in E. Baltimore on July 22, 2013. The balloons are a memorial to another homicide that occurred there a month earlier.
Remains of a shooting between a 12-year-old and an elderly man at the corner of Preston and Milton avenues in E. Baltimore. July 22, 2013.
A neighbor shields herself from the hot summer sun at the corner of Preston and Milton avenues in E. Baltimore where a teen shot a man said, "I don't report things because the police make everyone feel like a suspect in our own neighborhoods." A memorial to another, earlier shooting can be seen across the street. July 22, 2013
Reverend Milton Williams of the New Life Evagelical Church lost a daughter to gun violence in Baltimore. He was nearby for the shooting at Preston and Milton avenues. July 22, 2013.
A child stops to look at a car involved in a late night shooting in the 1400 block of Ashland Avenue on July 28, 2013.
A single street light illuminates a late night shooting scene in the 1400 block of Ashland Avenue on July 28, 2013.
A police officer examines a car involved in a late night shooting in the 1400 block of Ashland Avenue on July 28, 2013.
Belongings of a man shot in the 3900 block of Hanover St. are left behind at the scene. August 6, 2013.
A woman drops to the ground on hearing that a man shot was not her son, who shared the same first name of the victim killed in the 3900 block of Hanover St. August 6, 2013.
Wayne, 13, lives next to the shooting scene in the 3900 block of Hanover St. "I wish all this would stop," he said.
Police secure the scene of a shooting in the 3900 block of Hanover St. on August 6, 2013.
A young student runs into the arms of a Baltimore City School Police officer following a homicide across from her school in West Baltimore on August 12, 2013.
A man is arrested at the scene of shooting where the victim was a seven-year-old riding their bike at the corner of Eager St. and Central Avenue in East Baltimore on August 17, 2013.
A neighbor watches police investigate the shooting death of a seven-year-old at the corner of Eager Street and Central Avenue in East Baltimore. She was outside due to the extreme heat when the shooting occurred on August 17, 2013.
A police officer extends the crime scene at a shooting where a seven-year-old was killed at Eager Street and Central Avenue on August 17, 2013.
Late night church goers walk through a shooting scene in West Baltimore's Park Heights neighborhood on August 18, 2013.
A police officer investigates a homicide scene in West Baltimore's Park Heights neighborhood on August 18, 2013.
In response to the spike in homicides in 2013, Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott and activist Munir Bahar organized the 300 Man March, which encouraged men of all ages to walk at night through some of Baltimore's most violent neighborhoods. Neighbors came out fo their houses to cheer the marchers on as they walked through Baltimore's BelAir-Edison neighborhood.
Neighbors cheer on marchers. In response to the spike in homicides in 2013, Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott and activist Munir Bahar organized the 300 Man March, whiich encouraged men of all ages to walk at night through some of Baltimore's most violent naighborhoods. Marchers walk through a neighborhood in East Baltimore on August 2, 2013.
In response to the spike in homicides in 2013, Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott and activist Munir Bahar organized the 300 Man March, whiich encouraged men of all ages to walk at night through some of Baltimore's most violent neighborhoods. Marchers walk through a neighborhood in East Baltimore on August 2, 2013.
In response to the spike in homicides in 2013, Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott and activist Munir Bahar organized the 300 Man March, which encouraged men of all ages to walk at night through some of Baltimore's most violent neighborhoods. Neighbors came out fo their houses to cheer the marchers on as they walked through Baltimore's BelAir-Edison neighborhood.
The aunt of Davon Ockimey, who was gunned down in the 1400 block of Pimlico Road on July 2, 2013, reacts to the news of the shooting at the scene.
A crime scene investigation seen from a neighbor's window in the 600 block of S. Carrollton St. on July 9, 2013.
Guns turned in for a "Guns for Laptops" event held in Baltimore in an attempt to get the weapons off the streets.
Mourners at the funeral of Davon Ockimey who was gunned down in the 1400 block of Pimlico Road on July 2, 2013,
Mourners at the funeral of Davon Ockimey who was gunned down in the 1400 block of Pimlico Road on July 2, 2013,
Mourners at the funeral of Davon Ockimey who was gunned down in the 1400 block of Pimlico Road on July 2, 2013,
Johnny Bryant, at a shooting scene where an eight-year-old shot by another child at a playground on Willow and Alhambra avenues, lost two grandsons to gun violence in Baltimore.
"Meatball" is a member of Baltimore's violent Black Guerilla Family gang who police blamed for a number of shootings in the city.
Dominique Ockimey holds a photo of her brother Davon who was gunned down in the 1400 block of Pimlico Road on July 2, 2013,
Deidre Ockimey holds a photo of her cousin Davon who was gunned down in the 1400 block of Pimlico Road on July 2, 2013,
Reverend Milton Williams of the New Life Evangelical Church lost a daughter to gun violence in Baltimore. Seen here at his ministry.