ATF Offering $5K Reward For Information On Case Of Man Who Was Fatally Shot, Burned Inside Car; Person Of Interest Sought

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore bureau of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives connected Tuesday announced a $5,000 grant for accusation starring to an apprehension successful the lawsuit of a 27-year-old antheral whose dormant assemblage was recovered wrong a burning car.

On Jan. 20, 2020, astatine 9:31 p.m., firefighters recovered the assemblage of 27-year-old Cornelius Bruce successful a burning conveyance down Lake Clifton High School, the ATF said. Investigators determined helium had been changeable and killed earlier the conveyance was acceptable connected fire.

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“This transgression was violent, and shows steps were actively taken to screen up what happened,” said ATF Baltimore Acting Special Agent successful Charge L.C. Cheeks Jr. “ATF and the Baltimore Police Department are moving unneurotic to bring those liable for this execution to justice, but we request the community’s assistance to marque that happen. Anyone who knows something, delight travel guardant and assistance america instrumentality a murderer disconnected the streets of Baltimore.”

Authorities person besides identified a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the case.

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About 8:30 p.m. the nighttime of Bruce’s murder, a antheral went to a BP state presumption located astatine 1900 Belair Road and filled up a reddish state tin with gasoline. He’s past seen heading toward North Avenue.

“We indispensable bash immoderate it takes to drawback those liable for this horrific transgression and bring justness to the household and the community,” said Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. “The Baltimore Police Department volition proceed to enactment with ATF to marque definite that happens. We impulse anyone with accusation connected this homicide to delight travel forward.”

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Anyone with accusation tin call 888-ATF-TIPS (888-283-8477) oregon email ATFtips@atf.gov.

CBS Baltimore Staff