June 2023 - Baltimore Witness

Investigation Underway Following Fatal Shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 29, at approximately 10:19 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon... Read More

Officers Report Shooting Homicide in Southern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 29, at approximately 12:11 a.m., Southern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2400 block of Wilgrey Court for a reported shooting investigation.... Read More

‘Someone Can Do a Monstrous Act Without Being a Monster,’ Judge Says During Sentencing Hearing for 2020 Homicide

Details “Eye for an eye, that’s how I feel,” said the mother of the victim in her impact statement during the sentencing of defendant Travion White on June 28. Emotions filled the... Read More

Detectives Looking for Answers in Homer Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 29, at approximately 4:12 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the intersection of Homer Avenue and Wylie Avenue to investigate a report of a... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Launch Investigation into Harford Road Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 28, at approximately 2:16 a.m., Northeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2600 block of Harford Road in reference to a ShotSpotter... Read More

Southeast District Officers Open Investigation into South Broadway Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 27, at approximately 11:29 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 200 block of South Broadway for a report of a... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Man Accused of Shooting His Child’s Mother’s Boyfriend

Details The case of an attempted murder defendant accused of shooting the boyfriend of his child’s mother was dismissed on June 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor. The... Read More

Against Defense Counsel’s Wishes, Judge Sets Murder Defendant’s Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge accepted a murder defendant’s competent status on June 28 and set his trial in motion. Judge Gale E. Rasin received a report from Clifton... Read More

Two Victims Shot, One Fatally in Northwest District

Details On June 28, at approximately 6:43 p.m., officers were patrolling the 5200 block of Reisterstown Road when they were flagged down by an individual who stated that another individual was... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Launch Investigation into Shooting on Home Depot Parking Lot

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 28, at approximately 2:59 p.m., Northwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 6600 block of Reisterstown Road to investigate discharging. Once at the... Read More

Homicide Detectives Notified Following Shooting on West Patapsco Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 28, at approximately 8:57 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2600 block of West Patapsco Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting.... Read More

Baltimore Police Department Upgrades 2022 Investigation into Skeletal Remains to a Homicide Case

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Sept. 4, 2022, at approximately 8:52 a.m., Western District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a home on the 1700 block of West Lexington Street... Read More

Officers Searching for Information Connected to Non-Fatal Shooting in Eastern District

Details On June 27, at approximately 2:13 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim.... Read More

Judge Denies Bail For Gang Member Accused of Attempted Murder Over Territory

Details Nearly three months after he was indicted for his alleged involvement in a criminal organization, defendant Ernest Hudson was denied bail on June 27 in connection to an attempted murder... Read More

Baltimore Man Takes Five-Year Plea for East 20th Street Shooting in 2022

Details A 38-year-old man accused of an attempted murder last year told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea Handy that his actions were the result of him trying to protect his... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement for the Murder of His Girlfriend

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea offer for the murder of his girlfriend on June 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Robert Taylor, with sentencing scheduled for later this summer. Defendant Bruce... Read More

Delayed Competency Eval Postpones Accused Murderer’s Mental Health Court Hearing

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a murder defendant’s mental health court hearing on April 19 as counsel awaits the results from a competency evaluation. Gordon Staron is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Murder Outside New York Fried Chicken Gets August Trial Date

Details A 2022 murder defendant had his jury trial postponed on May 30 as his defense attorney was recently assigned to the case. Tavon Green Jr.’s trial was set to begin... Read More

Central District Officers Respond to Non-Fatal Shooting on West Lanvale Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 27, at approximately 5:24 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the intersection of West Lanvale Street and North Fremont Avenue to investigate a call for... Read More

Man Receives October Trial Date for N. Rose Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set an October trial date for an attempted homicide defendant facing charges in connection to a shooting on N. Rose Street last year. Prince... Read More

Prosecutor Delays Trial in 2021 Attempted Murder Case for Second Time

Details A man accused of his former girlfriend’s attempted murder had his trial postponed for the second time on June 27 due to the prosecutor’s illness. Roderick Johnson was scheduled to... Read More

Trial Begins for 20-Year-Old Man Accused of Boarman Avenue Mass Shooting in 2022

Details Chaos erupted along Boarman Avenue on May 10, 2022, when gunfire rained down upon a group of people. A year later, on June 27, a Baltimore City prosecutor argued that... Read More

Officers Report Non-Fatal Shooting of 17-Year-Old on Webb Court

Details On June 26, at approximately 5:31 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1100 block of Webb Court for a report of a... Read More

19-Year-Old Defendant’s Trial Rescheduled Due to Ill Attorney

Details On June 26, a defendant was sent from trial to reception court and a new trial date was set. Kendrick Kendell Barksdale and his attorney, Andrea Jaskulsky, appeared to begin... Read More

Month: June 2023