Female DoorDash driver, 51, is shot dead by robbers in Baltimore

Female DoorDash driver, 51, is shot dead by robbers in Baltimore
Female DoorDash driver, 51, is shot dead by robbers in Baltimore

A 51-year-old DoorDash driver and mother-of-three who was shot dead by robbers after her car broke down during a delivery - one of six people killed last weekend in Baltimore as the city's notoriously high murder rate continues to climb.

Cheryl McCormack was shot around 2:20 am on Sunday in the 3900 block of White Avenue by two thieves in a 'robbery gone bad,' and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

McCormack was having car trouble, and had pulled over to the side of the road. Another man, who had been driving with McCormack as she completed her deliveries, told her grieving husband that one of the robbers shot her after she refused to give them her valuables, according to The Baltimore Sun

'My guess is my wife can be stubborn and she wasn't going to give up her money and cellphone,' McCormack's husband, Jim, told WBALTV

Police have not made any arrests in a city that recorded 337 murders in 2021, the seventh straight year in which homicides topped 300.

Cheryl McCormack, 51 (pictured) was shot around 2.18 am on Sunday in the 3900 block of White Avenue by two thieves in a 'robbery gone bad,' and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Baltimore Police Department

Cheryl McCormack, 51 (pictured) was shot around 2.18 am on Sunday in the 3900 block of White Avenue by two thieves in a 'robbery gone bad,' and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Baltimore Police Department

McCormack's brother-in-law wrote in a tribute post that the slain mother-of-three 'has a heart of gold' that 'shows in her children'

McCormack's brother-in-law wrote in a tribute post that the slain mother-of-three 'has a heart of gold' that 'shows in her children'

The husband said his focus now lies with their children. 

'I have three kids - my two oldest are helping me out tremendously. I have a 19-year-old and he's in shock. And then, I have my brother-in-law, who's my left arm. And that's how we look at it,' he said. 

Mike Zellhoffer, McCormack's brother-in-law, paid tribute on Facebook after what he called a 'senseless' killing. 

'I have known Cheryl McCormack since she was in middle school. Her brother Chuck Lowry and I have been best friends since high school. Our families are so close he married my sister,' he wrote.

'If you want to do something to honor Cheryl, please be kind to someone who can give you nothing in return. That was Cheryl. She had a heart of gold and it shows in her children.'

Mike Zellhoffer, McCormack's brother-in-law, paid tribute on Facebook after what he called a 'senseless' killing

Mike Zellhoffer, McCormack's brother-in-law, paid tribute on Facebook after what he called a 'senseless' killing

McCormack and her husband were married for 24 years and had separated, but still lived together. He described her as a nice, caring person, who was trained as a paralegal but was between jobs and who had three children and a grandson, according to the Baltimore Sun.

'When we were in our happy times, we’d help everybody out. She was a very giving individual,' he told the paper 

A spokesman for DoorDash said: 'We are deeply saddened by this senseless attack and tragic loss of life. Our thoughts are with Ms. McCormack’s loved ones during this unimaginably difficult time.'

McCormack's death comes after another violent weekend in Baltimore, with police logging seven non-fatal shootings, 25 robberies and six total homicides. 

Police said 84 arrests were made and 64 warrants were issued over the weekend.

'I give them credit for what they do. They are excellent employees of the city,' McCormack's husband said. 

Chelsey Patterson, 44, the beloved general manager of a restaurant in the city's Little Italy, was another of this weekend's victims. Around midnight, two hours before McCormack was killed, police said Patterson was shot dead in the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue.

He was pronounced dead shortly after he was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. 

Chelsey Patterson, 44 (pictured), the beloved general manager of La Scala in the city's Little Italy, was another of this weekend's victims

Chelsey Patterson, 44 (pictured), the beloved general manager of La Scala in the city's Little Italy, was another of this weekend's victims

Patterson had been the general manager of La Scala Ristorante, located about a half mile from where he was shot, for 17 years. 

'The La Scala family was devastated last night by the senseless violence that claimed the life of our beloved friend and General Manager, Chesley Patterson,' read a tribute to the slain man on the restaurant's Facebook page. 

'"Chesco," as he was called by all of us was a warm, kind and familiar face to both staff and all who have dined with us over the last 17 years. He was leader to all and an invaluable part of our family.'

Patterson

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