Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness.
Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission.
By
Sage Cho
- August 25, 2025
Court
|
Daily Stories
|
Non-Fatal Shooting
|
K’Hova Barfield, 23, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a regulated firearm before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on Aug. 25. In exchange for his guilty plea, the prosecution agreed to drop Barfield’s remaining five charges.
Barfield was indicted in connection to a non-fatal downtown shooting incident. On Jan. 30, officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to gunfire on the 400 block of W. Saratoga Street, where Barfield was located suffering from a gunshot wound to his left eye. Though conscious, Barfield refused to provide details about the incident or potential suspects.
He was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, while he continued to claim he could not remember any details from the shooting.
Investigators secured a crime scene and reviewed video footage from the area. Two blood trails were located, with one leading to a trash can containing a loaded silver Taurus G2C 9mm pistol covered in blood and a clear plastic bag holding suspected crack cocaine.
Footage from Baltimore CitiWatch and area surveillance cameras showed that Barfield was standing in front of Brother’s Pizza when he was shot by two unknown individuals following a verbal altercation.
The other blood trail led across the street from the location Barfield was shot.
Further evidence recovered from the scene included six 9mm casings and one live 10mm cartridge.
Judge DiPietro thanked Barfield’s father for attending the hearing. Barfield, who reportedly lost hearing in his left ear as a result of the incident, noted he entered the guilty plea in order to maximize his chances of returning home as soon as possible, claiming the action did not necessarily connote an admission of guilt.
Had Barfield gone to trial, he would have been tried by jury on the charges of firearm use in a drug trafficking crime, having a handgun on his person, illegal possession of ammunition, firing a gun and possession with intent to distribute narcotics. The prosecution claimed during the hearing to possess sufficient evidence to prove the firearm belongs to Barfield.
Barfield will be sentenced on Oct. 8.