September 2024 - Baltimore Witness

Suspect Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter Despite ‘Defense of Others’ Claim

Details A jury convicted Jerrod Smith, 22, of voluntary manslaughter in a case that hinged on whether the defendant was trying to protect other people from a knife-wielding man on drugs... Read More

ShotSpotter Alerts BPD to Man Killed From Multiple Gunshot Wounds

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 29, at approximately 11:17 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1800 block of Wilhelm Street for a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, officers located a 43-year-old male... Read More

Officers Search for Crime Scene After Shooting Victim Seeks Treatment

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 29, at around 6:43 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a call for a walk-in shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a 40-year-old... Read More

Man Slain in Southwest District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 28, at around 8 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4100 block of Frederick Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Victim Grazed by Bullet on North Highland Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 28, at around 6:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of North Highland Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Bethune Road Shooting Victim in Stable Condition

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 27, at around 11:30 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 900 block of Bethune Road to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Northern District Shooting Victim ‘Uncooperative,’ Police Say

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 27, 2024, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 5700 block of Loch Raven Boulevard for a reported hospital walk-in shooting. Upon arrival at... Read More

Homestead Avenue Shooting Victim Suffers Arm Injury

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 27, 2024, at approximately 4:01 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the rear of the 1600 block of Homestead Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival,... Read More

Police Investigate Greenmount Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 27, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Northern District patrol officers were patrolling the 2500 block of Greenmount Avenue when they observed an unidentified male lying on the ground. Baltimore... Read More

Defense Questions Surviving Victim’s Police Interview in Murder Conviction

Details “The tragic killing of one person should not lead to the wrongful conviction of another.” On Sept. 5, defense attorney Judit Otvos reflected on the testimony of the surviving victim,... Read More

Defendant Guilty of 2023 Homicide on ‘The Block’

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury found a 30-year-old defendant guilty of multiple charges for the killing of a 29-year-old man despite his claims of self-defense. Kwante Betters was found... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Moves Toward Retrial

Details A 21-year-old attempted murder defendant received a pre-trial conference date on Sept. 27 for a retrial in reception court from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Derrien Gamble... Read More

Forensic Scientist Declares Death A Homicide

Details A crime analyst testified the death of a woman was a homicide in a hearing on Sept. 26 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 60-year-old Kenneth Craig, is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Assaulting Girlfriend Pleads Guilty

Details The third co-defendant accused of an attempted murder in Baltimore City’s Glen neighborhood last year pleaded guilty to second-degree assault on Sept. 27 before Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.... Read More

Assault Victim Succumbs to Injuries Days Later

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Sept. 21, at approximately 3:23 a.m., Southeast District officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of Eastern Avenue in response to a reported aggravated assault. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Central District Shooting Victim in Critical Condition

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 26, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Central District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment for a gunshot wound. Upon arrival at... Read More

Second Suspect Shot Victim for ‘Beating On’ His Mother, Defense Argues at Co-Defendant’s Trial

Details “He’s into it up to his neck, but not by choice.” According to defense attorney Marci Johnson, defendant James Jenkins III had no idea what the accused shooter had planned... Read More

Counsel Claims Defendant Acted in Self-Defense During Shooting Outside Adult Club Last Year

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man and his defense counsel put forth an argument of self-defense in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Stephon Stinnett last September, claiming Stinnett was armed with “a... Read More

Defense Points to Other Suspect in Fatal Shooting Outside Pimlico Elementary School

Details At the start of trial on Sept. 16, defense counsel Marci Johnson was adamant that it was not her client, James Jenkins III, who killed 31-year-old Phillip Wallace. Instead, Johnson... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Unknown Due to Poor Quality Video Surveillance, Defense Argues

Details Defense counsel for alleged shooter and drug trafficking conspirator Keith Miller asked jurors to pay attention to the details of the case at trial, which she said will not reveal... Read More

Trial Begins for Defendant Who Allegedly Shot ‘Knife-Wielding Maniac’

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court jurors listened to opening statements in the case of a 22-year-old Poppleton resident who, according to the defense, saved two women by killing a high “knife-wielding... Read More

Prosecutor Dismisses Case Against Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details All charges against attempted homicide defendant Wondnetta Shaw were dismissed on Sept. 25. Shaw and her defense attorney, Lawrence Rosenberg, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams... Read More

Murder Trial Begins for Suspect Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend 43 Times

Details Openings for a jury trial began on Sept. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton for a man charged with the murder his girlfriend last year. Kenneth Craig,... Read More

Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting ‘Lasted Only Seconds,’ Before Victim Hit the Ground, Prosecutor Says

Details While the prosecutor in the attempted murder trial of Kim Alderman argued the defendant’s “distinctive clothing” helped Baltimore Police identify him, defense counsel says the victim never saw the shooter... Read More

Month: September 2024