The Baltimore Police Department has made public the body-worn camera footage from the recent fatal shooting of Jai Marc Howell. According to WBALTV, which occurred in the 4600 block of York Road, Deputy Police Commissioner Brian Nadeau detailed that detectives had their sights on a man on a moped who conspicuously lifted his shirt last week. When officers attempted to engage the individual, later identified as Howell, he fled on foot while carrying a firearm.
In a chaotic encounter caught on video, which occurred last Monday, Howell discharged the first shots, striking an occupied police vehicle twice. As per the comments of Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley, the responding officers unleashed a volley of approximately 24 rounds. Howell, who was 26, ultimately succumbed to his injuries sustained in the shooting. The officers involved, named as Detective Enger Jimenez, a four-year veteran, Detective Steven Foster, with 11 years of service, and Detective Tony Tiburzi, who has been on the force for five years, have been placed on routine administrative leave pending the investigation.
Details from the scene indicate that Howell was armed with a "ghost gun" featuring a loaded extended magazine, Worley confirmed. The broader implications of the incident were underscored by Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, who, after the shooting, emphasized the intolerability of people indiscriminately walking around with illegal guns, and their readiness to use them against law enforcement in broad daylight.
Despite the violent incident, CBS News Baltimore reported a significant decline in Baltimore’s crime over the past year. Addressing the decrease, Worley pointed out that the area of York Road has not been exempt from sporadic violence. Underlining this positive trend, the city reported only five homicides in April 2025, down 61.5% from the previous year. In the same vein, there was a reported 27% decrease in nonfatal shootings when comparing data from May 2024 and May 2025.
