Prayer vigil held Monday evening for 70-year-old East Baltimore murder victim

A prayer vigil will be held tonight for a 70 year old church caretaker who was found shot to death early Friday morning outside of a church in Baltimore.

The vigil will be held at the Ark Church located at 1263 East North Avenue this evening at 6 p.m.

Several members of the Baltimore County Council, as well as community association leaders, neighbors, family, and church members are expected to attend.

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Two sisters hold on to each other after learning their father was shot and killed.

“You took it away from us. That’s all we had,” said Lennoria Hill-Joseph, the victim's daughter.

Milton Hill's cousin went to check on him, as he did everyday, and found his body at the gate leading to his apartment.

"All I saw was his hat in the church gate and his body. The gate was wide open, but he was in a fetal position, crawled up like a baby," said Seymour Murray.

Hill lived behind the Ark Church on North Avenue in East Baltimore. He used his life to serve others, but someone took advantage of the 70-year-old man after seeing his scooter.

"He would have gave you the scooter. You didn't have to do that cause that could be replaced," said Tracey Hill-Hedgepeth.

Hill's daughter bought her dad the scooter about a year ago. He didn't drive, so it was his only way to get around.

Police don't know what time he was shot or how long his body laid there on church property, but they believe the motive was robbery.

"His scooter was taken, a green scooter from what we understand. It was a particularly odd shade of green, so anybody who may have seen it will recognize it quite easily," said Det. Donny Moses, Baltimore City Police.

Friday afternoon, detectives were walking along North Ave., looking for clues. So far, no scooter and no suspects. But a church family will miss the tireless work Milton Hill provided for more than 20 years.

"If we need light bulbs changed, he would walk me to my car everyday. When I came in every morning he would greet me," said Cora Carter, the Ark Church administrator.

Tonight, Hill's family is filled with heartache and confusion.

"My mind is going why. My mind is going God will take care of the person that did it," said Hill-Joseph.

A prayer vigil is planned for Monday at 6 p.m. Hill's family is hoping city leaders will join them in front of the Ark Church.

Detectives are hoping to find his green scooter. It had a Roger Rabbit figurine on the front with some minor damage.
 

If you have any information on the murder of Milton Hill, you are asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.