Greenmount Avenue Shooting Co-Defendants Take Pleas

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Co-defendants Walter Bush, 29, and Quincee Moon, 19, waived their rights to a trial on April 30 in exchange for guilty pleas. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant sentenced Bush to five years, suspending all but two, with two years of supervised probation for reckless endangerment.

Moon was sentenced to 10 years, suspending all but five, for the use of a firearm in a felony violent crime. He is ineligible for parole during the first five years. Moon was also ordered to register under the Gun Offender Registration Act.

Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to the 3200 block of Greenmount Avenue on the evening of July 17, 2024, following reports of an individual who sustained a single gunshot wound. Through surveillance footage evidence, BPD apprehended Bush and Moon for their alleged involvement. Officers recovered multiple 9mm shell casings. No firearm was located.

Bush was in lawful possession of a handgun, having held a Maryland wear and carry permit for over three years. However, his charges stem from handing the firearm to Moon, who was 18 at the time of the incident. According to Maryland Gun Laws, an individual must be at least 21 years old and complete a 16-hour firearms training course to legally wear, carry or use a firearm.

Moments later, Moon was observed returning to the incident location and discharging a firearm toward the victim. Defense argued it was an act to defend his friends from potential harm, stating the victim posed a threat.

In an impact statement, the victim described the incident as troubling and said it left them constantly looking over their shoulder. However, the victim did not oppose the proposed sentences counsel agreed upon.

Defense asserted that the victim initiated the incident Surveillance footage captured multiple men fleeing the scene when the victim exited their vehicle and brandished a firearm.

Neither defendant had a prior record. The defense emphasized it was a “fright situation” that led to a regretful, split-second decision.

Bush and Moon have ten days to withdraw their guilty pleas. As a part of the agreement, 14-of -15 charges against Moon and 12-of-13 charges against Bush were dropped.