March 2024 - Page 6 of 7 - Baltimore Witness

Man Succumbs to Complications From 2021 Gunshot Wound

Details On Sept. 24, 2021, at approximately 11:53 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1300 block of North Central Avenue to investigate a call for a police notification. Upon... Read More

BPD, SWAT Team Respond to Northeast District Homicide

Details On March 6, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4000 block of Loch Raven Boulevard to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Lawyer Says Homicide Defendant Admits to ‘Doing a Horrible Thing’

Details On March 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton heard closing arguments in the case against Stephawn Tate, 22. Tate is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Business Owner Accused of Homicide, After Trying to Protect His Business

Details Counsel delivered opening statements Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on March 7 for homicide defendant Keith Taylor. Taylor, 44, represented by Brandon Taylor, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Trial Concludes for West Patapsco Avenue Homicide Defendant

Details Tayvon Miller, 38, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow for closing statements in his murder trial on March 7. Miller is charged with first-degree murder, armed... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea in West North Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On March 5, a plea agreement hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. During the proceeding, the assistant state’s attorney acknowledged mitigating circumstances that the... Read More

Judge Signs Order for Competency Evaluation in Murder Case

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - March 6, 2024
Court | Homicides | stabbing |

Details On March 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin signed an order for a competency evaluation for defendant Amit Kumar. Kumar, 44, is facing retrial for first-degree murder,... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Killing Baltimore Police Officer, Second Victim in 2021

Details Hours of deliberation in the trial of Elliot Marcus Knox concluded on March 6 when a jury found the 34-year-old defendant guilty for the murders of Baltimore Police Officer Keona... Read More

Man Arrested in 29th Street Mutual Shooting

Details On Feb. 29, Baltimore Police Department detectives served an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder on 23-year-old Ray Johnston of Baltimore. Detective believe that Johnston shot a 24-year-old male on... Read More

February Sees 2024’s First Jump in Non-Fatal Shootings

Details Baltimore Witness data compiled from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press releases showed February continued the city’s downward trend in homicides, but non-fatal shootings rose. Since December 2023, monthly homicide rates... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 16-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 16-year-old Costello Simms. Simms is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single... Read More

West Patapsco Street Murder Trial Begins

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over opening statements in a murder trial stemming from an alleged armed robbery. Tayvon Miller, 37, is charged... Read More

Judge Acquits 2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder Suspect

Details On Feb. 27, Judge Barry G. Williams dismissed all charges against Leonard Joyner, who was acquitted of first-degree murder. Judge Williams granted the defense counsel’s motion of judgment of acquittal... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets June Trial Date

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial set to start June 26 in front of Judge Cynthia H. Jones. The... Read More

Judge Schedules Weeklong Trial for 18-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a first-degree murder trial of a 19-year-old defendant. Parris Harris, represented by defense attorney Ronald Harris, is charged... Read More

Defendant Ditched Gun After Shooting at Hit-and-Run Driver, Prosecutor Says

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of firing a gun at a hit-and-run driver last April allegedly attempted to cover up the shooting by stashing his gun in some bushes while... Read More

Southwest District Shooting Victim Sustains Life-Threatening Injuries

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 5, at approximately 2:59 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the 200 block of South Monastery Avenue, for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Man Injured in 2022 Shooting Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details James McDougald, 33, was critically injured in a shooting on July 9, 2022, on the 2500 block of West Fairmount Street. The victim died from those injuries on Feb. 9. The... Read More

2021 Shooting Victim’s Recent Death Ruled Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Reginald Evans, 60, was shot on September 24, 2021, at approximately 2:28 p.m., on the 1300 block of North Central Avenue. On Dec. 2, 2023, Evans died at an area hospital. The... Read More

Murder, Arson and Rape Defendant Rejects Life Without Parole Deal

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 32-year-old Jason Billingsley. Billingsley is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly... Read More

300 Bloom Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Sentenced

Details On March 4, Wardell Richardson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas for sentencing in relation to a non-fatal shooting. Judge Atas found Richardson, 45, guilty after... Read More

BPD Arrests Three Teens for West Lexington Street Murder

Details On Feb. 28, Warrant Apprehension Task Force members arrested a 17-year-old male, 18-year-old Davon Butler and 19-year-old Charles Bowen. Detectives believe that the 17-year-old male, Butler, and Bowen, were involved... Read More

20-Year-Old Injured in Ashburton Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 4, at approximately 2:28 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 2000 block of Ashburton Street for a report of a shooting. Once there, officers located a... Read More

Investigation Begins in Southern District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 3, at approximately 4:38 a.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to an area hospital for a report of a shooting victim. Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the... Read More

Month: March 2024