FBI offers $10,000 reward in Baltimore mass shooting that paralyzed 3-year-old

Tim Schwartz, The Baltimore Sun on Oct 26, 2026

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BALTIIMORE — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a September mass shooting in East Baltimore that left a 3-year-old boy paralyzed and six other people wounded.

The FBI announced the reward Friday, revealing that the boy was paralyzed by injuries sustained in the Sept. 16 shooting near Douglass Homes. The child underwent surgery following the shooting and was initially listed in serious but stable condition.

Investigators also said a stolen silver Hyundai Elantra believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered in the 1500 block of East 28th Street.

The FBI’s announcement prompted the Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, also known as the Uvalde Foundation For Kids, to increase its previously announced reward from $5,000 to $10,000. Combined with a separate $7,000 reward from Metro Crime Stoppers, the three organizations are now offering up to $27,000 for information about the shooting. The foundation also announced a nationwide fundraising appeal to support the boy’s family, with donations collected in October and November to be distributed once the recipients are verified.

The shooting occurred around 9 p.m. near East Fayette and North Caroline streets, where a Baltimore Police officer on patrol heard gunfire and discovered seven victims. The officer rushed the child to a hospital in a patrol car. The other six victims, ranging in age from 16 to 43, suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The shooting left residents of the nearby Douglass Homes public housing complex fearful for their safety. Some described changing their daily routines to avoid violence, while others questioned whether efforts by city officials and community organizations would make a lasting difference.

Kimberly Brandford, who has lived at Douglass Homes since 2017, told The Baltimore Sun the day after the shooting that she was trying to move out of the neighborhood. She said she preferred taking her granddaughter to playgrounds elsewhere rather than allowing her to play near their home. Brandford recalled being caught in another shooting two years earlier while trying to get her granddaughter inside.

“It’s sad that you’ve got to live away from where you live for your kids to be kids,” Brandford said at the time. “But that’s the world we live in.”

Nearly a month after the September shooting, another longtime resident, identified only as Sherry because of safety concerns, told The Sun that she continued to stay close to home out of fear of more gunfire.

The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement has coordinated outreach with Safe Streets and other organizations following the shooting, connecting residents with services and addressing neighborhood concerns, including drug activity, housing insecurity and abandoned vehicles.

Residents interviewed by The Sun earlier this month offered mixed assessments of those efforts. Some welcomed the increased presence of community organizations, while others expressed doubts about whether the outreach could meaningfully improve neighborhood safety.

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