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By
Jade Tabbs [former]
- June 30, 2023
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“Eye for an eye, that’s how I feel,” said the mother of the victim in her impact statement during the sentencing of defendant Travion White on June 28.
Emotions filled the courtroom as family members of the victim, Aaron Sampson, some present and others through writing, openly discussed the impact this loss had on them.
On the charge of second-degree murder, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. sentenced White to 40 years, suspending all but 30 with a five-year supervised probation upon release. On the charge of use of a firearm in a felony violent crime, White received a sentence of 20 years, suspending all but five with the first years served without the eligibility of parole.
White, 30, took an open-ended plea and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a felony violent crime in connection to an incident on July 7, 2020.
White’s family was also given an opportunity to speak on his behalf. The family described White as a good kid and a responsible and loving father.
Judge Taylor commented on the situation stating, “Someone can do a monstrous act without being a monster.” Judge Taylor reflected on the fact that, looking at White’s record, he should not be in this situation today.
According to the statement of charges, officers responded to a call for a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of N. Kossuth Street. The Baltimore Sun disclosed the victim as 28-year-old Sampson.
Sampson was found in a nearby alley suffering from gunshot wounds and was transported to shock trauma, where he was pronounced deceased. Video footage from a nearby corner store showed White arriving at the scene and getting out of his car to speak to an unidentified black male. White then returned to his car and exchanged words with the victim, pointed a gun out the window, shot the victim and drove off.