Horrifying moment young woman is shot trying to stop carjackers
My daughter's murder was caught on camera nine months ago... why is her killer still on the loose?
Baltimore police are under fire for failing to catch the man who shot and killed a 27-year-old woman in broad daylight in April, despite a graphic video of the slaying going viral online.
Now, the family of Shakeia Allen says cops need to raise their game and apprehend their suspect — the victim's ex-boyfriend, Amir Johnson, 24, who has eluded arrest throughout a nine-month investigation.
Critics say it is incomprehensible that Allen's killer is not already behind bars, given that footage of the homicide in the Baltimore suburbs exists, and has already been viewed millions of times.
The grainy video, apparently made by a resident of the housing complex, shows the man fighting with Allen as he chases her around the parking lot, before drawing a gun and shooting her several times.
The homicide raises tough questions about domestic violence, especially among African-American couples, and whether onlookers should pull out their cell phones when they see a crime — or actually get involved.
But for Allen's bereaved dad, Nakia Scott, the most troubling question is why Johnson remains at large nine months after his daughter's death.
It's not alleged — he's on film killing her,' Scott told The Baltimore Banner.
'To call it frustration at the fact that they [the police] haven't caught him is an understatement.'
They have said for months that Johnson is 'wanted in reference' to the homicide.
This week, they released a statement 'requesting the public's help' in finding him.
The investigation is ongoing, and is understood to involve police in New York City, as Johnson is from Brooklyn and may have returned there.
In earlier statements, police said they responded to a call around 3pm on April 21 to Allen's apartment complex in the Baltimore suburb of Carney.
They found her with multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Days after her death, the grainy video appeared online showing the moments leading up to the shooting in the parking lot, apparently filmed from the first floor of an adjacent building.
'I have a restraining order on you,' Allen can be heard saying in the footage.
'Call the police,' replies the assailant, who is believed to be Johnson, before he chases Allen around the lot.
A third person filming the altercation urges the man to leave her alone before four gunshots can be heard and Allen falls to the ground.
'I would have never guessed the extent of how toxic he was, because he just came off like your average guy,' Shanay told the Banner.
'There was no immediate, like, huge red flags flashing in your face.'
But as the relationship deteriorated, Johnson became more possessive and aggressive, while Allen tried to end it, they said.
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In August 2023, police arrested Johnson after a dispute with Allen, who was described as his 'significant other' in court filings.
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