April 2025 - Page 3 of 7 - Baltimore Witness

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 20, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Central District. On April 20, at approximately 5:55 a.m., Central District patrol officers were at Eutaw and Saratoga Street... Read More

Man Killed in Edgewood Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 20, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southwest District. On April 18, at approximately 11:11 p.m., officers on patrol heard gunfire. While canvassing the area, officers... Read More

Shooter Gets Life Sentence for Shattering Victim’s Eye

Details Terrell Parker, 28, was sentenced to life plus 30 years, the first 10 without parole, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill on April 18 for a 2023... Read More

Teen Murder Suspect Considers Plea or Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a June hearing on April 18 for murder suspect Quontay Spinks, 19, after he received two weeks to consider a plea... Read More

Murder Defendant Faces Sept. Retrial

Details Timothy Knott, 28, will face a second jury trial slated for Sept. 9 after a mistrial in his case was declared April 17. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Edmondson Avenue Assault Removed From Homicide Count

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 18, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced that the death of Darrius Bunch, 32, has been reclassified as negligent manslaughter. The case has been removed from the 2025 homicide count. The... Read More

Trial Set For Alleged Marshall Street Killer

By Danielle Dixon [former] - April 17, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 21 trial date for murder suspect Dallas Bishop, 24, on April 17. Bishop is charged with first-degree murder and... Read More

Mistrial Declared in 2024 Attempted Murder Case

By Noor Ogaili [former] , Tiffany Sartor - April 17, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn declared a mistrial in the matter of homicide suspect Timothy Knott, 28, on April 17. The reason for the decision was not immediately... Read More

2022 Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Opts For Trial

Details William Elliot, 29, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and turned down a plea offer on April 17, the first day of his jury trial. Elliot is accused of a... Read More

August Retrial Scheduled for Remanded 2020 Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled an Aug. 11 retrial for attempted murder defendant Dominick Scarboro, in a hearing on April 17. On March 21, 2022, a... Read More

Suspects Arrested in Pratt Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 17, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of two individuals in connection with an April 15 shooting in the Southwest District. Investigators arrested Baltimore men Javon Brown, 21, and... Read More

BPD Rules Stanwood Avenue Shooting Self-Inflicted

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 17, 2025
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) ruled a March 28 shooting self-inflicted and removed it from the non-fatal shooting count. The shooting occurred at approximately 11:32 a.m. in the 4600 block... Read More

Baltimore Man Sentenced to Life for 2023 Cherry Hill Murder

Details The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced the sentencing of Baltimore man Parris Harris, 20, for the first-degree murder of Desmond Gardner on... Read More

Judge Reluctantly Overrules Family’s Objections to Plea Deal in Mass Shooting

Details Dontae Johnson, 30, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, and first-degree assault on April 16. He is set to serve an aggregate... Read More

12 Charges Dropped for Alleged Drive-By Shooter

Details The third day of trial for 39-year-old Marquita Echols ended with the dismissal of 12 of her 15 charges on April 16. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly McBride presided... Read More

Defense Challenges Prosecution Evidence in Amended Murder Trial

Details Defense attorney Roya Hanna questioned whether the prosecution brought sufficient evidence to find Darius Savoy, 26, guilty in connection to the April 13, 2023, fatal shooting of Allante Alexander, 30.... Read More

Judge Reschedules Sentencing For a Domestic Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow rescheduled a sentencing hearing for Tavon Jones, 24, after parties were unable to agree on his sentence on April 16. Jones faces... Read More

2 Suspects Arrested in Fulton Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 16, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southwest District. On April 15, at approximately 5:39 p.m., Southwest District officers were in the area of 200 S.... Read More

Lexington Street Murder Case Ends in Mistrial

Details After a six-day trial, a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict for murder suspect Darius Savoy, leading Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy to declare a... Read More

Trial Postponed Following Lawyer’s Miscommunication

By Abraham Leo - April 15, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 21-year-old Christopher Correlli’s trial on April 14 after a miscommunication with his defense attorney resulted in 23-year-old co-defendant Ryan Joy‘s being... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged in Daughter’s Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 15, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Southwest District on April 14, investigators have arrested 40-year-old Kelvin Evans of Baltimore. Officers on the scene quickly learned that Evans... Read More

Prosecution Says Shooting Wasn’t, ‘Willy-Nilly’

Details Counsel debated witness testimony on the second day of a drive-by shooting trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride on April 15. Marquita Echols, 39, faces two... Read More

Teen Shot on Pennsylvania Avenue

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 15, 2025
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Western District. On April 14, at approximately 11:33 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for... Read More

Police Investigate Mulberry Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 15, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southwest District. On April 14, at approximately 9:09 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the 2100 block of... Read More

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