Police said they have made arrests in three of the homicides but the rest remain open.

He often spent his winnings on jewelry, but also gifts for others.īuckner is one of 36 people killed so far this year. He had a habit of posting his winnings on Facebook, she said. Police arrived and whisked her from the home.īuckner said her husband had retired from Baltimore City Public Schools where he had worked as a cafeteria chef, most recently at City Springs Elementary School in East Baltimore.īetween them, she said they had 12 children, 25 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, with whom he loved to spend time.īuckner said her husband loved to gamble, and regularly went to Horseshoe on Sundays.

“I just kept asking ‘Baby, wake up, say something,'” she said. “I said I got to go back and make sure he’s OK,” she said.īuckner went back into the house to find her husband sprawled on the floor of their living room. Buckner said her neighbor called 911 and the neighbor urged her to stay.

Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menuīuckner said her husband managed to distract the gunman and she was able to break free and run to a neighbor’s house.īy the time she got to the house, she said she heard a shot.

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