August 2023 - Page 6 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Southwest District Officers Respond to Fatal Shooting on W. Pratt Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 12, at approximately 12:06 p.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 2500 block of W. Pratt Street for a ShotSpotter alert. Officers responded... Read More

Southwest District Detectives Launch Shooting Investigation Following Incident on Wilkens Avenue

Details On Aug. 13, at approximately 1:28 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 1600 block of Wilkens Avenue, for a report of a shooting. Once... Read More

Southeast Officers Respond to Shooting Report on N. Highland Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 12, at approximately 12:18 a.m., Southeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of N. Highland Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Officers... Read More

Officers Respond to Non-Fatal Shooting on Presbury Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 12, at approximately 12:47 a.m., Western District officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to 1600 block of Presbury Street for a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers located a... Read More

Sick Prosecutor Delays Trial, Prompts Rescheduling for 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Aug. 9, an absent prosecutor sent the case of 34-year-old Quinton Hillery from a scheduled jury trial back to reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. That morning,... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Woodington Road Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore City defendant accepted a prosecutor’s plea offer on Aug. 11 for a Woodington Road non-fatal shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Defendant Antoine Royster, represented by... Read More

Judge Continues Reception Hearing for Attempted Murder Defendant Due to Lack of Representation

Details The woman charged with a 2023 attempted murder had her trial delayed because she did not have an attorney to represent her. Defendant Breonna Wilson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for N. Payson Street Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Defendant John Saunders III and his attorney Julie Shapiro appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his trial on Aug. 11. Saunders, 38, rejected a plea offer from the prosecutor assigned... Read More

Continued Scheduling Conflicts Frustrate 2021 Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details On Aug. 11, the reception court hearing to schedule Galen Hyman’s jury trial resumed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn after being continued on Aug. 3, but... Read More

Accused Wildwood Road Rage Shooter Gets Fall Trial Date

Details A 25-year-old man accused of a road rage shootout earlier this year in Southwest Baltimore will have his jury trial this fall before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Geller.... Read More

South Poppleton Street Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Will Head to Trial

Details On Aug. 10, a Baltimore resident rejected a plea offer and received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Dontay Washington and his defense counsel... Read More

Convicted S. Broadway Homicide Defendant Fails to Appear for Sentencing

Details On Aug. 10, a 26-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2018 decided to go outside to the prison yard instead of attending his sentencing held on Zoom before Baltimore Circuit... Read More

Officers Respond to Calls of Walk-In Shooting Victim in Southeast District

Details On Aug. 11, at approximately 3:51 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to an area hospital for a walk-in victim seeking treatment. Once at the... Read More

Walk-In Shooting Victim Reported in Southwest District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 11, at approximately 7:47 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to an area hospital for a walk-in victim seeking treatment. Once at the... Read More

Homicide Investigation Launched in Northeast District Following Double Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 11, at approximately 4:43 p.m., Northeast District officers responded to the 1800 block of 33rd Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Once at the location, officers located an... Read More

Northern District Detectives Seek Help Identifying Suspect in Gorsuch Avenue Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 6, at approximately 3:31 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of East 33rd Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers were advised that... Read More

Victims Family Asks for Longest Sentence Possible for Defendant in 2020 Fatal Stabbing

Details “Your honor, please give this punk man as much time as possible,” said the step-father of the victim during a sentencing hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on... Read More

Homicide Defendant Opts for Trial Over 40-Year Plea Offer in 2022 Killing

Details A 38-year-old Baltimore man accused of murder rejected a plea of 40 years incarceration on Aug. 8, opting for a November trial. Dominic Hicks is currently facing charges of second-degree... Read More

Retrial for Attempted Murder of a Family Near Mondawmin Mall Postponed

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a previously convicted attempted murder defendant’s retrial on Aug. 8 to review new evidence for the shooting of a family’s car. Judge Melissa... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant in 2022 Tivoly Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details A 43-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 9 to schedule his trial date. One day after a motions hearing before Judge Christopher... Read More

Prosecution Recommends No Bail for 2022 Northshire Drive Homicide Defendant

Details On Aug. 9, a defendant appeared in court for a bail review in connection to the March 27, 2022 murder of 21-year-old Joshua George Camara before Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Washington Boulevard Attempted Murder Accepts Plea After Hearing Prosecution’s Evidence

Details The man charged in a 2022 attempted murder on the 2300 block of Washington Boulevard accepted a plea shortly before closing arguments were scheduled to happen on Aug. 8. Jose... Read More

Prosecutor Dismisses Attempted Murder Charges in 2022 Case

Details During what was expected to be the first day of trial a defense attorney waived his client’s right to appear because the prosecutor planned to enter a nolle pros for... Read More

Defendant Agrees to Testify Against Co-Defendant in North Franklintown Road Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sent a homicide defendant’s case to reception court to reschedule his trial on Aug. 9. Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued defendant Ronnie Harris’ hearing... Read More

Month: August 2023