Closing arguments were delivered on August 27, in Baltimore City Circuit Court, in front of Judge Anthony Vittoria, for an attempted homicide and robbery on December 9, 2025, around 7:40 p.m. on the 3000 Block of Ridgewood Avenue.
The victim allegedly told police he knew his attacker and wanted to kill him in retribution but his testimony in court was ambiguous.
The defendant, Delvon Bryant, age, 19, stands accused of attempted first-and-second-degree murder, first-degree assault, as well as a number of weapons charges for his alleged involvement in shooting Desmond Wilson, 19.
The prosecutor claimed that the victim, who was shot in the wrist, was lured in a bad situation by mutual friends, including the defendant, to an abandoned building where a number of peers were hanging out.
There the victim had a “bad feeling” after seeing individuals there whom he was at odds. He was taken to a second story room, when the defendant allegedly followed him, drawing his gun as he was climbing the stairs, intending to rob the victim.
The defendant allegedly said, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” When the victim refused, the defendant allegedly shot him twice, injuring his wrist.
The prosecution claimed that the victim immediately called 911 and nearby police officers immediately responded to the call. They allegedly saw the defendant fleeing from the scene roughly a minute after being notified. They claim he threw his gun away, and was arrested by police in a nearby alley.
The state’s attorney then showed a video interview between the lead detective and the victim in the hospital, where he reacted angrily and allegedly claimed “I want to kill him, that’s who shot me,” after being shown a picture of the defendant.
Defense counsel Charles Paul centered his closing arguments around apparent inconsistencies in the prosecution’s narrative and evidence. He pointed to the fact that no gun that his client allegedly used to commit the action was ever found.
In addition, the victim claimed to have worked for Amazon but his medical record showed he was unemployed. Paul claimed that the victim’s testimony was contradictory, at one point the victim claimed that there were two people involved in the attempted robbery, when the prosecution only focused on his client.
Paul noted that the lead detective in the case did not testify, and that the investigation itself had failed to turn up any scientific evidence, phone records, or the weapon involved himself.
Deliberations by the jury were set to begin that afternoon.
