Tyree Reynolds, 23, faces charges including first-degree murder in the death of 12-year-old Khloe Ishway, who was struck in the crossfire of a gunfight over a parking space at a West Baltimore park.
Police arrested Reynolds on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, and charged him with murder. Police said Reynolds was himself shot during the exchange of gunfire, and that officers took him into custody and charged him when he was discharged from the hospital.
Investigators identified Reynolds through surveillance video. He allegedly admitted being at the scene but denied firing a weapon, and he allegedly gave “false information,” including about the clothes he wore.
Charging documents say Reynolds pulled a short-barreled rifle from a backpack and opened fire on two men in a lot by the football fields. The two men returned fire and hit him in the ankle. Investigators say his shots struck the victims, because he fired toward the fields while the other men shot the opposite way. Khloe was with her mother at the time, who was dropping off a bottle for Khloe’s baby brother.
Five People Shot at Homecoming
Officers answered a call at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Leon Day Park, in the 1200 block of N. Franklintown Road, where the Charm City Buccaneers, a youth football and cheer organization, had homecoming activities underway. A parking space sparked an argument between two men who then fired at each other, investigators say, and five people were shot in all. Khloe was not a direct target, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said.
Khloe and a 25-year-old woman received aid from officers at the scene; a hospital later pronounced Khloe dead. Men ages 23 and 28 turned up at area hospitals on their own with gunshot wounds, and a 35-year-old woman arrived at a hospital just after 10 p.m. with a graze wound to her back from the same shooting. All four wounded adults were listed by police as stabilized, and each is expected to survive. The Buccaneers said the 25-year-old woman is the mother of one of the organization’s players.
Police shut down blocks around the park, and homicide detectives took over the investigation.
A parking space in the neighborhood near the park set off the argument, the Buccaneers said, and several people then moved toward the field, followed by a homeowner. The shooting broke out at that point, the Buccaneers said. The organization said nothing about the dispute came out of the homecoming game, its own program or the opposing team.
Reynolds Held Without Bond
Reynolds appeared in court Wednesday, Oct. 7, and waived his bond hearing. He appeared in a wheelchair and is being held without bond.
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services had released Reynolds from prison eight days before the shooting. Mark Mason, chief of victim services for the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), had written a 2025 letter to a judge supporting the sentence modification that led to Reynolds’ release. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said Thursday, Oct. 8, that his office did not oppose the modification.
“The letter from the head of victim services on MONSE letterhead is what, to me, would have tilted the scales, so to speak,” Bates said. Mayor Brandon Scott said the same day that the letter “was not approved by MONSE leadership, and no member of staff will ever be writing one again.”
Worley and Scott announced the charges in a joint statement that thanked those who worked the case and said the arrest moved Khloe’s family closer to accountability. They said her death underscored a shared obligation to protect children in places where families gather. On the night of the shooting, Scott posted on X that the city would use every power it had to hold the responsible parties accountable.
“Khloe was just 12 years old. She should have a whole life ahead of her: school, a career, time spent with family and friends. Instead, she was killed because two adult men resorted to deadly violence to resolve an argument over a parking spot,” Scott said.
Hundreds Walk for Khloe
Hundreds of people walked through West Baltimore streets Monday, Oct. 5, in a “Justice for Khloe” peace walk that ended at Leon Day Park. Youth football players wore their jerseys, and the crowd chanted and called for arrests. Kristin Reese, Khloe’s mother, asked that her daughter not be defined by how she died.
“Just remember her as a person, a loving person, a good family member, good sister, good cousin, good friend,” Reese said.
Kevin Miller, a friend of the family, said he hopes the case pushes lawmakers to act and brings security to youth football games, so children who stay out of the streets can play safely.
Mourners returned to the park for a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, with balloons, football jerseys and white candles. Kristin Reese said she was heartened by the support pouring in for her daughter. Jacqueline Howell, Khloe’s grandmother, gave the family’s message in three words. “We want peace,” Howell said.
Pastor Jewel Allen, of The ONE at Liberty Outreach Center, said, “Khloe Ishway should still be here.” Allen promised to expand the parking area by the park and to name the new lot in Khloe’s memory.
Donna Reese, also Khloe’s grandmother, told reporters at the peace walk: “I just feel like…at a loss. You know, I’m lost.”
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Jermaine Dawson told a school board meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6, that the district sent counselors to Khloe’s school. Dawson said Khloe was a seventh grader at Dream Academy and called her a “wonderful young lady who would push through adversity while always putting a smile on her face.”
Search for Second Gunman
Police continue to hunt for the second gunman, according to the latest reporting. One suspect is charged, and the other remained unidentified as of Oct. 7.
Kristin Reese told Fox45 she believes police will catch the second suspect. “Someone seen something,” she said.
Anyone with information should call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100, police said, or reach Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
