August 2023 - Page 2 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Western District Homicide Detectives Seek Answers Regarding Fatal Cutting

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 27, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 26, at approximately 5:44 a.m., officers responded to a residence located on the 1600 block of North Monroe Street to investigate a call for a cutting. Upon arrival,... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Six Years for Fatally Shooting Eight-Year-Old Brother

Details The sound of 18-year-old Devin Wilson’s rattling chains echoed throughout a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on Aug. 25 as the defendant’s mother tearfully asked the judge for her son to... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Reported in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Aug. 26, at approximately 12:02 p.m., officers responded to the 4400 block of Kenilworth Avenue to investigate a call for a cutting. Upon arrival, officers observed 45-year-old Ninmark Pearson... Read More

Officers Respond to Calls of Walk-in Shooting Victim Following Incident in Northern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 26, at approximately 1:28 a.m., Central District officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to an area hospital to investigate a call for a walk-in shooting victim. Upon... Read More

Northern District Detectives Seek Answers in Fatal York Road Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 26, at approximately 5:46 a.m., officers responded to a residence on the 3400 block of York Road to investigate a call for a check the well-being. Upon arrival,... Read More

Western District Officers Open Investigation into Shooting Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 26, at approximately 11:02 a.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Ashburton Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed 61-year-old Anthony El-Shabazz... Read More

Officers Respond to FATAL Shooting in Southwest District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 17, at approximately 11:36 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 700 block of West Saratoga Street, for a report of a... Read More

‘I Don’t Want Nothing to Do With Him’ Says Defendant to Attorney Following Retrial Postponement in 2017 Murder Case

Details Defendant Sean Morris received a new retrial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn following requests for postponement from both sides of counsel. On Aug. 25, Baltimore... Read More

Officers Report Fatal Cutting in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 26, at approximately 5:44 a.m., officers responded to a residence located on the 1600 block of Monroe Street to investigate a call for a cutting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Valley Court Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 25, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for a defendant who is accused in the 2013 murder of Antonio Mays. The defendant,... Read More

29-Year-Old Woman Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder After Running Husband Over in Marriott Parking Lot in 2021

Details Jurors sat quietly in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton’s courtroom on Aug. 24 as they watched security footage of a husband and wife arguing in the valet... Read More

New, Unavailable Counsel Delays Decision on Trial Date for 2021 Homicide Defendant

Details Stand-in attorneys for new counsel for both the defense and prosecution were unable to schedule a trial date for a defendant accused of two 2021 murders before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Prosecutor Fails to Offer Plea in Social Media Fight Turned Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a date for a defendant’s motion hearing a trial after the prosecutor failed to offer her a plea deal on Aug. 25 in... Read More

Prosecutor Says Video Shows Defendant Followed Victims Before Fatal Robbery on Bloomingdale Road in July 2019

Details Brittany Foster and Julien Rosaly were brutally murdered on July 2, 2019, during an attempted robbery on Bloomingdale Road. Two young men were charged with the crime, but it is... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Two Years for Firing Gun in Celebration of New Year’s

Details Firing guns in Baltimore City to celebrate New Year’s Day is “a city tradition that should go away,” defense attorney Janet Andersen said on Aug. 23 during her client’s sentencing... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Boldin Street Involuntary Manslaughter Case in Light of Ill Attorney

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn accepted the postponement request for a defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter after the prosecutor took ill. On Aug. 24, a stand-in prosecutor... Read More

New Evidence Forces Judge to continue Scheduling Hearing for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details On Aug. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn rescheduled a hearing for a defendant due to the prosecutor requesting more time to review new evidence. According to... Read More

Prosecutor Dismisses Charges Against 19-Year-Old Defendant in Rodman Way Attempted Murder Case

Details A defendant accused in an attempted murder case had his charges dismissed by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on the morning of Aug. 23.... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Make Arrest in Fatal Hit and Run Case

Details In reference to the fatal hit and run that occurred on Aug. 14, at the intersection of Liberty Heights Avenue at Callaway, which killed 88-year-old Barbara Logan of Baltimore. Investigators... Read More

Tense Plea Negotiations Result in 15 Year Sentence for 2022 N. Carey Street Homicide Defendant

Details A 38-year-old defendant’s jury trial was supposed to begin on Aug. 24; instead, the assistant state’s attorneys assigned to the case gave him three different plea offers to consider, one... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing in 2018 Double Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn entered a continuance on Aug. 23 for a hearing regarding a Baltimore man charged with manslaughter. Judge Phinn issued this continuance at... Read More

Detectives Seek Information in Relation to Northeast District Shooting Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 24, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 23, at approximately 1:12 a.m., Northeast District patrol offices with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 5400 block of Frankford Avenue, for a report of a shooting.... Read More

June Death Initially Ruled a Suicide Upgraded to a Homicide

Details On June 24, at approximately 12:17 a.m., Western District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to a home on the 1400 block of McCulloh Street for a report... Read More

Three Suspects Arrested Following Carjacking and Shooting at Officers

Details On Aug. 22, officers responded to the 4600 block of Northwood Drive to investigate a carjacking of a Jeep Cherokee. While patrolling the vicinity, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers... Read More

Month: August 2023