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 killing going viral online.

Now the family of Shakeia Allen says police must up their game and arrest their suspect – the victim’s ex-boyfriend, Amir Johnson, 24, who eluded arrest during a nine-month investigation.

Critics say it’s incomprehensible that Allen’s killer isn’t already behind bars, given that footage of the murder in suburban Baltimore exists and has been viewed millions of times.

The grainy video, apparently taken by a resident of the housing complex, shows the man fighting Allen as he chases her through the parking lot before pulling out a gun and shooting her several times.

The killing raises tough questions about domestic violence, especially among African-American couples, and whether onlookers should whip out their cell phones when they see a crime — or actually get involved.

But for Allen’s heartbroken father, Nakia Scott, the most troubling question is why Johnson remains at large nine months after his daughter’s death.

“There’s no allegation that he’s killing her on film,” Scott said The Baltimore flag.

‘Just to call it frustration about the fact that they [the police] I haven’t caught him yet, that’s an understatement.’

DailyMail.com contacted the Baltimore County Police Department for comment.

They have been saying for months that Johnson is ‘wanted’ in connection with the murder.

This week they released a statement “asking for the public’s help” in finding him.

The investigation is ongoing and it is believed that New York City police are involved as Johnson is from Brooklyn and may have returned there.

In previous statements, police said they responded to a call to Allen’s apartment complex in the Baltimore suburb of Carney on April 21 around 3 p.m.

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 parking lot shooting, apparently filmed from the first floor of an adjacent building.

“I have a restraining order against you,” Allen can be heard saying on the footage.

“Call the police,” the attacker, believed to be Johnson, replies before chasing Allen around the property.

A third person filming the altercation urges the man to leave her alone before four gunshots are heard and Allen falls to the ground.

Nakia Scott says there were few signs early on that Allen and Johnson’s relationship would deteriorate and become violent.

The couple looked “good,” Nakia says. Johnson was welcomed into the family and even called him “Pops.”

But as he got to know Johnson better, he said he realized the friend was “a little controlling.”

These concerns were echoed by Allen’s sister, Shanay Scott.

“I never could have imagined how toxic he was because he just looked like an average guy,” Shanay told the Banner.

“There weren’t huge red flags flashing in your face right away.”

But as the relationship deteriorated, Johnson became more possessive and aggressive, while Allen tried to end it, they said.

In August 2023, police arrested Johnson after a dispute with Allen, who was described in court filings as his “significant other.”

Johnson and Allen filed civil domestic violence complaints against each other.

A Baltimore County judge granted protective orders but later dismissed the petition, citing failure to appear by both parties.

Johnson was later charged with misdemeanor assault in February 2024 after another violent altercation with Allen.

Johnson was in possession of a registered handgun when police responded. It was not used in the battle, but Johnson nonetheless agreed to have the weapon removed from the home.

Johnson’s assault trial was scheduled for April 29, eight days after Allen’s killing, but he never showed up in court, records show.

Shanay praised her sister for having the “courage to leave Johnson” and move out of their apartment to start a new life with her three-year-old daughter Storm, who is now orphaned.

“She chose to save herself, and to know that her story was cut short at a time when she felt like she was just getting started is truly devastating,” she said.

Speak with Real crime newsNakia Scott revealed that Johnson even texted him in the parking lot hours after the murder.

The message read: “It was nice knowing you,” the grieving father said.

“He knew how I felt about my children,” Nakia said, urging Johnson to turn himself in.

“This is the greatest betrayal anyone could ever experience.”

Allen’s family members aren’t the only people urging police to take action.

Social media users in Baltimore and beyond are decrying the slow progress in the case and rallying behind the hashtag #JusticeforShakeia.

They also debate the complex issues raised by the shooting: Baltimore’s alarming rates of domestic violence and whether witnesses to couples’ arguments should pull out their phones or get involved.

The TikTok handle asistaslove, which commemorates victims of violence, says the Allen video shows local residents seeing a tragedy unfold but failing to intervene until a young woman lay bleeding on the asphalt.

“It was black men watching, but not a single black man tried to protect us,” the narrator says.

‘We’d rather film, we’d rather stop and watch, but we refuse to help our own. We are our own worst enemy. We have to do better.’

Another TikTok influencer, Kay Macfly, criticized the young men watching and lamented the high rate of intimate partner violence in the province, where three domestic homicides have occurred since November 2023.

“The violence that is happening here against women is so frightening and heartbreaking,” Macfly said.

“It could have been prevented if the authorities had just been called, if someone had intervened.”

X user @Tair_RN noted how police “could find the killer of the white multi-millionaire CEO within days of the murder,” referring to the shooting of Brian Thompson in New York City this month.

“But the alleged murder suspect, Amir Johnson, who shot Shakeia Allen in broad daylight is still missing almost a year later?!?!” added the user.

Johnson and Baltimore police did not return DailyMail.com’s requests for comment.

Anyone with information about the incident can call detectives at 410-887-3943 or 410-887-4636 or submit a tip online at www.metrocrimestoppers.org.