On Oct. 30, Raequan Allen, 29, was ultimately exonerated of a first-degree attempted murder charge prior to a scheduled trial before Judge Paul Cucuzzella. At issue, discredited eyewitness testimony.
Allen was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder, first degree assault, firearm use in the commission of a felony, hand gun on person, firearm possession in the commission of a felony, reckless endangerment, and did fire and discharge any gun, pistol, and firearm.
On Aug. 16, 2025 at 3:25 a.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were notified via radio that a victim suffering from two gunshot wounds walked into John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
The victim told officers that they had left a gas station and observed someone coming from the alley on North Conklin Street on a bicycle. While watching someone else who was walking behind him, he heard gunshots and was struck in the leg and back.
Officers were able to gather that one of the suspects was wearing a white T-shirt and the other was wearing a strap or fanny pack. The victim presumed that the individual on the bicycle had to be the one involved as there was no one else that could’ve possibly done it.
Video surveillance found the victim standing in the alley as he indicated and it also showed a male wearing jeans and a white shirt seen riding a bicycle into the alley. Shortly thereafter, another male wearing a dark-colored shirt does the same. Several seconds later, the male wearing the dark-colored shirt is seen riding out of the alley. Then, gunshots ricochet against the street while the victim and other bystanders run away in fear.
After further canvassing was conducted an officer located another nearby surveillance camera that captured a clearer picture of the suspect who was riding the bicycle. The suspect, who can be seen wearing a white shirt and distressed jeans with distinctive sideburns, was seen walking near the intersection approximately two minutes prior to the shooting.
A Detective with the BPD reviewed the video and allegedly identified the male as Allen.
Officers then confirmed this with an interview of a witness on Mar. 24, 2026 who viewed a photo array and allegedly identified aAllen as the shooter.
On Sept. 25, Allen spoke in court before Judge Dana Middleton and said that the incident was due to his previous drug addiction.
Defense attorney Staci Pipken, found a private investigator that gathered two witness statements that identify a different individual as the suspect.
Therefore, Allen was exonerated of all charges based on, “new found information.”that the only eyewitness that identified Allen as the shooter was incarcerated at the time of the incident.
Allen is scheduled for a violation of probation hearing at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 13, as he was on probation for a prior offense.
