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Baltimore Male Teen Shot on Cordelia Avenue

By Alyssia Davis - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning hours of Dec. 2. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 4900 block of... Read More

Woman Shot and Killed in Park Heights Avenue

By Alyssia Davis - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the evening of Dec. 1. According to a news release, officers were called to the 4400 block of Park Heights Avenue... Read More

Baltimore Police Investigate the Shooting of a 26-Year-Old Man

By Alyssia Davis - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the afternoon on Dec. 1. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to an area hospital at 12:58 p.m.... Read More

Murder Defendant Absent From Reception Court Hearing After Being Placed on Lockdown

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered parties to schedule a trial date for a murder defendant despite his absence from the... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a defendant accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offer posed by the... Read More

Eastern District Officers Investigate Fatal Shooting of 36-Year-Old Male

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 1, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Eastern District homicide detectives are looking for answers involving a murder that occurred on Dec. 1. On Thursday, at approximately 7:10 a.m., patrol officers responded... Read More

Western District Reports Non-Fatal Shooting at Intersection of Ashburton Street and Edmondson Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 1, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Western District shooting detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are looking into the shooting of an adult male on Nov. 29. On Tuesday, at approximately 9:35 p.m., officers... Read More

Judge to Consider Suspending Remainder of Homicide Defendant’s Life Sentence Given Health Issues

Details A Baltimore City judge will consider defense counsel’s request to suspend the remainder of a convicted homicide defendant’s life sentence considering his declining health. Cumberland resident Quinton Heard, 46, is serving... Read More

Southwest District Launches Investigation into North Kossuth Street Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is looking for answers regarding the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Theodore Barksdale on Nov. 29. On Tuesday, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Southwest District officers were... Read More

Judge Extends Order for Competency Review for Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin signed an order for an extended competency review for a murder defendant during mental health court on Nov. 30. Circuit Court Medical could not conclude... Read More

Investigation Underway in Shooting of Woman on Saint Clair Crossing

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Northeast District is looking into a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Nov. 29. On Tuesday, at approximately 11:08 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 4000... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing in Double Homicide Case Due to Prosecution’s Unavailability

Details A murder trial for two Baltimore men was set to begin this week but was pushed back due to the prosecutor not being done with another case. The case against Raekwon... Read More

Murder Defendant Set to Appear in Reception Court Again, Does Not Get Trial Date

Details Counsel in a murder case converged on Nov. 29 for a pretrial conference before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense counsel Brandon Mead, representing Preston Feaster, reported... Read More

Two Walk-in Patients Seek Treatment for Gunshot Wounds in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Northeast District shooting detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the shooting of men on Nov. 28. On Monday, at approximately 7:10 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter... Read More

Homicide Reported in Northeast District on Garrett Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Northeast District homicide detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a murder of a 35-year-old male on Nov. 28. On Monday, at approximately 11:47 p.m., patrol officers responded... Read More

Detectives Investigating Walk-In Shooting Victim in Central District

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Central District shooting detectives are looking for answers regarding a shooting that occurred on Nov. 28. On Monday, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers responded to... Read More

Baltimore Resident Pleads Guilty to Murder for Fatal 2018 Stabbing

Details A Baltimore man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and accepted a plea of life on Nov. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher Panos. The prosecutor offered Rufino Martinez a plea of... Read More

‘This is Not His First Murder But His Third,’ Says Victim’s Father During Defendant’s Sentencing

Details A Baltimore man convicted of second-degree murder was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison on Nov. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. Judge Ausby... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Dates for Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details During a Nov. 28 Baltimore reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for two co-defendants implicated in an attempted murder. Alicia Ford, 35, and... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant on Probation after Sentence Modification

Details A 40-year-old man sentenced for an attempted murder more than two decades ago will remain on probation after a Baltimore City judge modified his sentence last year. Howard Megginson was... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant in Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man charged with the non-fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 29. John Ray is charged... Read More

Prosecution Withholds Plea Offer Pending DNA Test Results in Involuntary Manslaughter Case

Details During a Nov. 28 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a defendant accused of murdering a woman one year ago. Harry... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Domestic Abuse Defendant Accused of Fatally Shooting Girlfriend

Details During a Nov. 28 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn agreed to postpone a hearing on behalf of a murder defendant who allegedly shot his... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Murder Defendant Accused of Violating Probation

Details “I want it straight,” demanded Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Nov. 28. “I want dates.” Stand-in defense counsel for Larry McMillian told the judge that he... Read More