Family pleads for help finding suspect who shot man on MD 295: "He was driving home from work."
Baltimore Police Homicide Detectives are asking for the community's help finding the suspect who allegedly shot a 22-year-old man on MD 295 last week.
On Nov. 7 just before 8:40 a.m., officers responded to a reported shooting near the I-295 Annapolis Road exit in Baltimore's Westport neighborhood.
Once on the scene, officers found a 22-year-old man – later identified as Isaiah Shackleford – suffering from a severe gunshot wound in the driver's seat of a vehicle. Shackleford died from his injuries on Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to officers.
An investigation revealed Shackleford was driving a gray Mazda going south on Monroe Street onto the ramp for MD 295 south before he was found shot, according to police.
"He was driving home from work"
Shackleford's family says he was driving home to the Annapolis area from working as a DoorDash driver when he was shot in what they call a road rage incident. The other vehicle allegedly involved was able to get away during the busy rush hour traffic, and the family is pleading with the public for help to solve this case.
"He was driving home from work, and he was taken," Hope Shackleford, the victim's sister, said. "Isaiah was a good kid, really shy, really quiet just figuring out life his most 22-year-olds these days."
The family says Shackleford worked at Trader Joe's in Towson and was also a DoorDash driver. His family spoke outside of R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Monday.
"They've taken away the baby of our family. I think it was cruel. I think they were very well of what they were doing, and I think they need to come forward," Tekeyla McGee, the victim's sister, added.
Police, family asking for public's help
The family and police are now searching for answers and a suspect. Because this happened during rush hour, police hope that by releasing photos of Shackleford's car that other drivers saw the incident and can come forward with information.
"For you to just pull out a gun and so brazenly start shooting in traffic is insanity. at this moment think it was an act of road rage, but we're not sure. We're allowing the detectives to do their job," Hope Shackleford said. "If you saw anything that morning, you may not realize what you witnessed, but you witnessed a murder, and we want Isaiah's killer to be brought to justice. The smallest tip, could be the thing that cracks the case."
Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into this shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup or Homicide Detectives at 410-396-2100.
