On Jan. 24, Daquan Parker, 27, continued his third day of trial for the alleged murder of 19-year-old Rasheed Lindsey, presided over by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Nicole Barmore.
There was testimony by a responding detective and a crime lab technician for the case.
Parker is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a felony crime, conspiracy to use a firearm in a felony crime, and having a handgun on his person. The evidence submitted before the court included two firearms allegedly used in the murders, photographs of the crime scene, and bullet cartridges.
The first witness, a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detective, testified about his response to the reported shooting on March 9, 2024. He arrived on the 5000 block of Pembridge Avenue, more specifically noted as an alley between Pembridge and Charlgrove Avenue.
The detective admitted to not requesting footage from surveillance cameras that were near the crime scene or request a subpoena to do so.
Defense attorney Hunter Pruette asked multiple questions in regard to the appearance of the suspect, over prosecution objections. The detective noted conflicting witness descriptions of the suspect, with one describing a “thin male” and the other a “heavyset male”.
A crime lab technician, testified about a March 14, 2024, search of a residence at 440 Cummings Court. Two firearms – a Smith & Wesson and a Taurus G2C – were allegedly found hidden in the kitchen stove. These were submitted into evidence as well as photos of the residence, two State IDs and a cellphone.
The defense noted the dirtiness of the kitchen stove as shown in the photograph taken by the technician. When asked if the stove or firearms were tested for DNA or fingerprints, the lab technician said no.
