Officers Suspect Route 40 Victim Died in Hit and Run

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

On Dec. 3, at approximately 3:35 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of West Mulberry Street to investigate a call for a person lying in the center grass median of Route 40. 

Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive 24-year-old male lying in the center grass median of Route 40. Medics responded and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. 

Officers observed injuries that may have been consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle.

Homicide detectives responded and assumed control over this investigation. The Medical Examiner’s Office responded and took possession of the victim’s body and will conduct an autopsy to confirm the cause of death and the identity of the victim.