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By
Sophia Strocko
- July 22, 2025
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On July 22, ongoing testimony in the trial of a homeless homicide defendant accused of killing another homeless man outside of a Baltimore City church, revealed that the case was not initially ruled a homicide.
Fielding Bame, 42, is charged with second-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to injure for the fatal July 12, 2024 stabbing of D’Ondre Quickley, 48, outside of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on 100 block of N. Front Street.
During a jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul J. Cucuzzella, witnesses testified to the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and subsequent arrest of Bame.
The woman who located Quickley and reported his stabbing to authorities took the stand, explaining that she was coincidentally neighbors with the victim during his childhood. After hearing someone yelling to call the police, the witness discovered Quickley lying on the ground of the church’s parking lot on the night of July 12, 2024. Quickley told the witness that he had been stabbed by a Jamaican man before he began struggling to breathe.
A sergeant from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) who was involved in Bame’s arrest at the scene of the crime on July 13, 2024 testified that two pocket knives were recovered from Bame when he was searched pursuant to the investigation. Body-worn camera footage shown during trial allegedly revealed that Bame admitted possessing a knife at the time of his arrest while denying any wrongdoing. Upon questioning from Bame’s defense attorney, Jason Rodreiguez, the sergeant conceded that the defendant’s possession of the knives was legal.
The BPD homicide detective in charge of the case also gave testimony related to the initial investigation of the stabbing. Although Quickley’s wound was not immediately fatal, a homicide detective was informed of the incident and responded to the scene of the crime in case the victim did not survive on July 12.
Although the precise scene of the crime was not yet identified when the homicide detective arrived, she aided in retrieving video footage of the church’s exterior. When reviewed, the footage revealed Quickley throwing a cup and swinging a belt at a man later identified by individuals associated with the church as Bame. During the altercation, the man identified as Bame stabbed Quickley in the chest before fleeing on a mountain bike.
The BPD homicide detective also testified that Quickley survived initial surgery and was expected to survive the stabbing. It was not until July 20, 2024, eight days after the stabbing, that Quickley succumbed to his injuries and the case was classified as a homicide.
Jury deliberations are expected to begin on July 22.
This is the second time that Bame has been tried for Quickley’s death. A March 2025 trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride resulted in a hung jury.