Jury selection is expected on Nov. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow for the murder trial of Shajuan Rodney Rice, 21.
Rice is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, six counts of firearm use in a violent crime, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. These counts are in connection to a 2025 shooting that resulted in the death of Ronald Glasco Jr., 25, and injury of a second victim.
According to charging documents, two ShotSpotter alerts were received by officers in the 3600 block of Ravenwood Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located the first victim, a 26-year-old male, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the leg. He advised officers that his friend was inside a home and also shot. Glasco was identified and transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Witness statements and surveillance footage determined that a suspect vehicle was parked in the 3700 block of Ravenwood Avenue. The victims had allegedly parked in the same block and were walking towards the 3600 block of Ravenwood Avenue when two individuals exited a suspect vehicle and ran in the same direction. The two suspects reportedly discharged firearms and shot Glasco before retreating to their vehicle to flee the scene. The suspects supposedly shot the second victim from the vehicle afterwards and fled once more.
After reviewing jail calls made by the victim’s brother, detectives determined that the shooting stemmed from a prior incident and ongoing dispute between Glasco and another individual, who had allegedly been one of the shooters. Additionally, another jail call was made the night of the murder in which the defendant allegedly made a statement that is consistent with an admission that he shot the second victim from a distance.
The suspect vehicle allegedly used during the homicide reportedly belonged to the defendant. Following a search warrant for the vehicle, a potential lead was established between a handgun that was recovered from the vehicle and spent cartridge casings found at the homicide scene.
The trial was erroneously scheduled to begin today, Nov. 2, on the Maryland Judiciary website. However, the upcoming holiday may have contributed to the delay in jury selection, which is expected to continue on Nov. 4.
