Multiple attempted murder charges were dismissed against 25-year-old Tyreese Gilmore on Jan. 13 following a prosecutor’s unsuccessful request to postpone his trial to interview additional witnesses, including the defendant’s sisters.
Gilmore was accused of shooting at his ex-girlfriend’s friend, boyfriend and brother on June 3, 2025. According to court documents, the friend, boyfriend and brother were involved because they tried to aid the defendant’s ex at the former couple’s apartment after hearing a fight escalating over the phone.
Dismissed charges include three counts of attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and using a firearm in commission of a violent crime as well as single counts of having a handgun on his person and in a vehicle and discharging a firearm in Baltimore City.
On Tuesday, the prosecutor requested a postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays, saying she was “uncomfortable proceeding” to trial before interviewing the defendant’s sisters who were at the crime scene. She expressed concern over Fifth Amendment issues should the case proceed.
According to charging documents, Gilmore’s ex-girlfriend went to their apartment on the 2600 block of W. Patapsco Avenue to get some of her belongings. At one point during the couple’s argument, Gilmore’s sisters arrived on scene.
Court documents state that Gilmore’s ex-girlfriend was on the phone with her friend during the couple’s argument when her friend overheard the defendant’s sisters asking his ex-girlfriend “if she wanted to fight” and “antagonizing her.” When the three shooting victims came to help their friend, Gilmore and one of the victims got into a physical altercation before the three victims then walked away.
Gilmore’s ex-girlfriend reported hearing three gunshots as the defendant followed the three victims. Gilmore and his brother then left the area in a dark-colored Jeep, while his sisters drove away in a Nissan.
In October 2025, the prosecutor continued, a detective also contacted another witness of the shooting, who she said was cooperative but had been unresponsive over the past two months. Although the witness appeared for court on Tuesday, the prosecutor reiterated that she needed more time to speak with her.
This witness reportedly told Baltimore Police that she saw Gilmore take out a black handgun from the front of his pants and shoot at the three victims from the sidewalk before he left the area. This was consistent with where police found spent shell casings, court documents state.
Defense attorney Adam Golden was quick to respond that the city’s State’s Attorney’s Office had Gilmore’s sisters’ contact information since his client’s incarceration seven months ago and that opposing counsel “had the opportunity” to interview them. It was also at no fault of Gilmore’s that the additional witness was recently unresponsive.
Judge Mays denied the prosecutor’s postponement request, leading to the dismissal of the charges.
