Defendant Unknowingly Shoots at Undercover Police Vehicle

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At the start of 48-year-old Dwayne Frazier‘s trial on June 30, the prosecution told jurors that the defendant shot at a car he believed was following him only to learn the other driver was an undercover Baltimore Police sergeant.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill is presiding over the trial. Frazier is charged with first- and second-degree assault as well as corresponding firearms charges in connection to the shooting on the 4400 block of N. Macon Street during the early morning hours of Sept. 26, 2024.

According to charging documents, police responded to the area after a police detective radioed that he was shot at by an individual in a black Honda sedan. Officers found the Honda in an empty parking lot approximately one block from the incident area.

Police later learned Frazier was driving the vehicle and accompanied by a white female in the passenger’s seat. Both individuals allegedly cooperated with police, while Frazier alerted police to his handgun and permit inside the vehicle.

Frazier advised police he discharged his firearm at an unknown male who he believed to be following him.

During opening statements, the prosecution told the jury they would hear testimony from the victim, two responding officers, a detective and a crime scene technician.

The prosecution advised the jury to pay close attention to Frazier’s narrative and how he contradicts and changes it.

Defense attorney Brian Bennett declined to give an opening statement.

The trial is set to continue June 1.