Defense Alleges Little Evidence to Show Mulberry Street Murder

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Two shooting co-defendants went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong for closing arguments on Aug. 14.

Darell Parker, 19, and William Holloman, 19, are both charged with two counts of first-degree murder, as well as firearm use in a felony violent crime. Parker has an additional charge of possession of a firearm as a minor for the murder of Clark Hohrein, 38, on July 1, 2021.

The prosecution said the jury had seen a lot of videos, but not heard a lot of facts. She stated that no eyewitnesses came forward with very little information on the victim, but that there was nevertheless enough evidence to convict Parker and Holloman.

This evidence included footage of the victim last seen alive at the crime scene on the 600 block of West Mulberry Street, as well as footage from a gas station that was near the crime scene that allegedly showed Hohrein being shot.

The jury was shown autopsy photos of the victim confirming he died from a gunshot wound. There was also physical evidence from the crime scene, including shell casings and blood spray.

The prosecutor said the footage acted as a “silent witness” in this case, as show two individuals identified as the suspects and another unknown suspect running from the crime scene. She said Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detectives confirmed Parker and Holloman as the perpetrators by matching their clothing to that which appeared in the surveillance footage.

In the defense’s closing arguments, Parker’s attorney, Donald C. Wright, and Holloman’s attorney, Roya Hanna, said most of the prosecution’s case relied on video evidence which showed three young men walking around doing nothing wrong.

They also pointed out the lead detective didn’t question witnesses who were in the area when he arrived at the scene or check DNA test results from the victim’s phone. The defense also claims physical evidence connecting Parker and Holloman to the shooting was lacking.

Wright said the lead detective came to a conclusion before the investigation was over, prematurely deciding that Holloman, Parker and the unknown suspect were responsible for the shooting.