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By
Andrew Michaels
, Alyssia Davis [former] - January 30, 2023
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Attempted murder charges were dismissed against 32-year-old Willian Flores on Jan. 26 following a trial in which he was accused of shooting a man who was allegedly sleeping with his wife.
Flores was also found not guilty of four weapons charges in addition to assault, reckless endangerment, and property destruction at the conclusion of the trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette Bryant.
During closing arguments on Thursday, the prosecution said the victim and Flores’ wife were planning to meet at the Flores’ residence in the early morning on Oct. 21, 2019. Flores’ wife previously testified that she was not proud of her relationship with the other man, which she pursued while Flores was working.
The prosecutor highlighted two key points that she argued during the trial, the first being that no one was able to confirm whether the defendant had left the house prior to the shooting. Furthermore, there was a jail call from Flores to his wife.
“He said, ‘If I am here, it is because I love you,’” the prosecutor said, indicating Flores was behind the shooting.
Defense attorney Jeremy Eldridge countered that he “had to suck the truth out of the [victim] like a vampire,” during his testimony.
“Had the victim told a coherent version of events the moment the police arrived, I might have less to say, but he doesn’t,” Eldridge said.
When questioning why the victim was in the area, the defense attorney explained that the victim contradicted himself, saying he didn’t know why he was in the area, only to say later that he was visiting Flores’ wife.
“He knew exactly where he was,” Eldridge said. “Listen to some of the verbiage he was using when he described going there that day. He said, ‘I was just passing by to see her. She was supposed to message me.’”
Yet, no one said they knew he was coming, including the defendant’s wife.
“The truth was stranger than fiction,” he concluded.