Baltimore Detectives Renew Plea In Eric Carter Homicide

More than a year after Eric Carter was gunned down in West Baltimore, homicide detectives are again asking the public to come forward with anything they know about the case. Carter was fatally shot on Feb. 23, 2025, in the 600 block of Poplar Grove Street, and investigators say even the smallest tip could help bring answers to his family.

Detectives renew public plea

In a March 26 post on X, Baltimore Police wrote that "Homicide detectives continue to seek information" about Carter's killing and urged anyone with knowledge of the case to call Homicide Detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. The post lists the case number as 25h017 and classifies the incident as a homicide with a firearm, according to Baltimore Police.

What happened that night

Officers were dispatched just after midnight on Feb. 23 following a ShotSpotter alert in the 600 block of Poplar Grove Street. When they arrived, they found a man with an apparent gunshot wound to the head and rushed him to a hospital, where he later died. Local outlets later identified the victim as 30-year-old Eric Carter, according to WMAR-2 News.

Neighborhood context and city response

The Poplar Grove killing was one of several violent incidents reported across the city that day, prompting Mayor Brandon Scott to meet with police leadership and restate the administration's violence-reduction efforts. City officials have highlighted year-to-date declines in homicides, but they also stress that every unsolved killing weighs heavily on families and neighborhoods, as reported by CBS Baltimore.

How to submit a tip

Anyone with information is urged to call Baltimore Homicide Detectives at 410-396-2100. Tips can also be shared anonymously with Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP, through its website, or via the P3 Tips mobile app. Metro Crime Stoppers has previously said rewards of up to $8,000 may be available for qualifying tips, per Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland.