Daily Stories

By Allyson Rogers , Riley Mathews , Andrew Michaels - June 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 9, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southern District. On June 8, at approximately 9:16 p.m., Southern District officers were called to the 3400 block of... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 8, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southwest District. On June 8, at approximately 12:26 p.m., officers received a call for a reported shooting in the... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On June 7, at approximately 2:56 a.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Thorndale Avenue for... Read More

By Sage Cho - June 6, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Members of victims’ families gathered in Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 6 for the double murder trial of defendant Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29.  Woods-Bethel and his attorney, Maureen O’Leary, opted... Read More

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an Oct. 1 trial date for 18-year-old defendant Davion Foreman during a reception court hearing on June 6. Foreman is charged... Read More

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Suspects | Victims |

Details Anthony Ford, 28, received his new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 6. Ford is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death... Read More

By Ethan Russo - June 6, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Home Page | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A June 5 hearing focused on the attempted murder of two people on Jan. 2, in the 2600 block of E. Federal Street. The victims, a man and woman, were... Read More

By Ethan Russo - June 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Leon Spencer, 42, was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 50 years, during a bench trial on June 5. Spencer was convicted of first-degree murder and felony firearm... Read More

By Natalie Voorhees - June 6, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Victims |

Details Co-defendants Gerald Byrd, 35, and Bernice Byrd, 32, appeared in reception court on June 6 to set a date for their joint trial.  The parents face various charges of murder,... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 6, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a shooting incident in the Eastern District. On June 6, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 6, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Central District. On June 6, at approximately 3:22 a.m., Central District patrol officers responded to an area hospital regarding... Read More

By Sage Cho - June 5, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Trial was postponed June 5 for attempted murder defendant Quantae Johnson following news that his defense attorney, Koryn High, was facing medical issues.  Johnson was originally scheduled to stand trial... Read More

By Allyson Rogers - June 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over closing arguments on June 5 in Samijae Canada‘s murder trial. Canada, 17, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

By Sage Cho - June 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Deonte Anthony Simms, 32, and his defense attorney withdrew a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health division on June 4. Judge Gale E. Rasin... Read More

By Tomas Coles - June 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 4, with a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) sergeant taking the stand to testify... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest in connection with the homicide that occurred June 1 in the Northeast District. On June 1, detectives arrested Karin Redfern, 25, for... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Northern District. On June 4, at approximately 10:51 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Northwest District. On June 5, at approximately 3:04 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 4, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Uncategorized |

Details Jytarious Evans‘ shooting trial began June 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch. Evans, 35, is facing charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 4, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting that occurred May 24 in the Eastern District. Thomas Barnes, 28, succumbed to his injuries at an area... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 4, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting incident in the Southern District. On June 4, 2025, at approximately 3 a.m., Southern District patrol officers were called to an area... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - June 4, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 36-year-old security guard is facing life in prison for shooting two people in the parking lot of a TGI Fridays earlier this year. On June 4, Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

By Kabir Broker - June 4, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn transferred the case of Deonte Anthony Simms to mental health court on June 3 following defense attorney Michael Tomko’s concerns about his... Read More