Daily Stories Archives - Baltimore Witness

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 17, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southern District. On Sept. 17, at approximately 5:43 p.m., Southern District officers responded to the 800 block of Glade... Read More

Defense Requests to Delay Homicide Trial

Details During a reception court hearing Sept. 17, before Judge Melissa K. Copeland , a murder defendant’s trial was delayed. Riccardo Demond King, 43, is charged with first-degree murder and multiple... Read More

Plea Deal Accepted in Attempted Murder Case

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded guilty Sept. 17, accepting a seven-year sentence. Allen Brown pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, transport of a firearm, and discharging... Read More

Trial Postponed for Baltimore Man Accused of Shooting Niece

Details “I’m tired of this,” said Anthony Meredith, Jr., as his trial was postponed Sept. 17 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Meredith, 46, faces multiple charges of first-degree assault and firearm... Read More

Jury Convicts 1 of 3 Defendants in Federal Hill Shooting

Details Tensions filled Baltimore City Circuit Court on Sept. 16, as jurors returned for a second day of deliberations and finally rang the bell, indicating a verdict had been reached, just... Read More

August Marks Drastic Decline in Homicides, Decrease in Shootings

Details Baltimore saw declines in both homicides and non-fatal shooting incidents in August over July, marking a change in the previous month’s trend. Baltimore Witness data recorded 23 shootings occurred throughout... Read More

3 Men Sentenced to Life for Killing Teenager in $50 Dispute

Details Three co-defendants who fatally shot a close friend during a dispute over $50 received life sentences from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Sept. 16 for their... Read More

Prosecution Says Transferred Intent is Tantamount to Murder of Teen Victim

By Ryka Dandeker - September 16, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Trial concluded Sept. 15 for Alexis Oscar Cancel-Soto, 20, who stands accused of murdering Cameran Holt, 19, and injuring another victim during a shooting that occurred Oct. 27, 2024, in... Read More

Defendant in Parking Lot Shooting Claims Self-Defense

By Kayla Baize - September 16, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The murder trial of 20-year-old Alexis Cancel-Soto continued Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore with testimony from a Baltimore Police detective and Cancel-Soto himself. The... Read More

Woodbrook Avenue Shooting Defendant Receives 15-Year Sentence

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced Jerome “Jerone” Davis to 15 years in prison on Sept. 16, the first five to be served without the possibility of... Read More

Trial Wraps for Defendant Accused of Cheating and Shooting at His Ex-Girlfriend

By Na'Jae Batts - September 16, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The jury heard contradictory closing statements in the assault trial of Phillip Woods before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown on Sept. 15. Woods, 38, is charged with... Read More

November Trial Set For Attempted Murder Defendant

By Amari Santana - September 16, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details LaForrest Morgan, 47, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Sept. 12 to receive a trial date. Morgan is facing 13 charges, including attempted first-second-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Acquitted on All Charges in Wilhelm Street Murder Case

Details A jury found Uriah Cunningham not guilty of all charges for the Sept. 24, 2024 murder of 43-year-old Melvin Rodgers. On Aug. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K.... Read More

Police Investigate Fatal Crash in West Baltimore

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 15, 2025
Daily Stories | Traffic |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a fatal crash investigation in the Western District. On Sept. 13, at approximately 5:25 p.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of W. Lafayette... Read More

Baltimore Witness Report: Is the City’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy Keeping Crime Low?

Details As federal and local governments spar over how to address violent crime in Baltimore City, crime reduction through deterrence has been at the forefront of the current city administration’s community-involved... Read More

Man Shot in Car in Garwyn Oaks Following Argument

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 14, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Northwest District. On Sept. 14, at approximately 2:35 a.m., officers responded to the 2800 block of Garrison Boulevard to... Read More

Teen Wounded in Early Morning Shooting Near inner Harbor

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 14, 2025
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Central District. On Sept. 14, at approximately 12:49 a.m., officers on foot patrol heard gunfire near the intersection of... Read More

Man Dies After Gunshot to Head in Central Park Heights

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On Sept. 13, at approximately 8:26 a.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of Spaulding Avenue to... Read More

54-year-Old Man Shot in Leg in West Baltimore

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Western District. On Sept. 12, at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 1900 block... Read More

Man Seeks Treatment For Gunshot Wound in Arm at Downtown Hospital

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a shooting incident in the Central District. On Sept. 12, at approximately 8:40 a.m., Central District officers responded to the 300... Read More

Jury Returns Not Guilty Verdict for Man Accused of Shooting at His Sons

By Brianna Washington - September 12, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Kevin Hawkins Sr., 51, was found not guilty by a jury of all charges he faced in connection to a disorderly family dispute on Sept. 5. Hawkins was initially charged... Read More

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Shooting at Ex-Girlfriend’s Car

By Aubrey Mbimba , Sanaya Warner - September 12, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Phillip Woods, 38, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown on Sept. 12 to stand trial for allegedly firing a gun from his apartment window at his... Read More

Jury Acquits Defendant of Murder, But Finds Him Guilty for Firearm Charges

By Brianna Washington - September 12, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A jury found 25-year-old Joseph Linwood Edwards not guilty of murder, assault and reckless endangerment on Sept. 9. Edwards was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, firearm use... Read More

Trial Begins in Fatal Shooting on East Biddle Street

Details Opening statements began Sept. 9 for the jury trial of Derrell Goines, 36, on Sept. 9. Goines is charged with first-degree murder and firearm use in a felony crime of... Read More