Friends and neighbors of Reginald Bernard Harrod said they were shocked and confused after the 59-year-old was fatally shot Saturday night outside his North Baltimore home.
Harrod, who mainly went by his middle name, was remembered as a friendly face on Springfield Avenue, a small street off The Alameda on the edge of the Original Northwood and New Northwood neighborhoods. The maintenance worker was known by people from all walks of life, his friends said.
Baltimore Police said over the weekend that officers responded at 11:14 p.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of Springfield Avenue for a reported shooting and found the 59-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds to his abdomen. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police identified him Tuesday morning.
A neighbor who asked not to be identified for safety reasons said Harrod had been shot in the street near his home.
“I don’t know why someone would do that,” the neighbor said, recalling the police lights up the road. “He was a nice guy. Didn’t bother anybody.”