Daily Stories Archives - Page 22 of 312

North Franklin Street Shooting Grazes Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 27, at around 3:02 a.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to the 600 block of North Calhoun Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival,... Read More

Man Killed in Central District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 26, at around 11:37 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1000 block of North Eden Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Police Investigate North Lakewood Avenue Shooting

Details On July 27, at around 12:23 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of North Lakewood Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Shortly after, officers received a... Read More

Bicyclist Hit by Three Separate Vehicles in Fatal Accident

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On July 26, at around 5:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of South Caroline Street to investigate a call for a bicyclist struck by a... Read More

Pulaski Highway Three-Car Crash Kills Driver

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On July 26, at around 8:46 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3900 block of Pulaski Highway to investigate a call for a three-vehicle accident with injuries. Upon... Read More

Southwest District Shooting Injures Teen

Details On July 26, at around 4:52 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1800 block of West Saratoga Street to investigate calls for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered... Read More

‘There Was Some Real Anger Behind That,’ Prosecution Says During Closing Arguments

Details Closing arguments were presented by both parties on July 26 in the trial of a 48-year-old Alphonso Ward accused of fatally stabbing his cousin six times before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

16-Year-Old Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for Kentucky Avenue Murder

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for a 2022 murder on July 26, Costello Simms, 16, was charged with two... Read More

Edlynne Road Murder Defendant Guilty of Weapons Offenses, Jury Decides

By Kylah Chacko [former] - July 26, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A jury reached a verdict on July 18 for a 32-year-old murder defendant in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Kyle Cooper was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More

Man Acquitted of Teen’s Death, Mistrial Declared for Other Charges

By Kylah Chacko [former] - July 26, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details After finding a defendant not guilty of first-degree murder, a jury could not unanimously decide on the rest of the charges on July 17 for a 29-year-old defendant in Baltimore... Read More

Attempted Murder Mistrial Declared Based on Undisclosed Self-Defense Evidence

Details A mistrial for an attempt murder defendant was declared on July 18, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, because the prosecution failed to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence. ... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On July 26, a 21-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Darius Daye, was initially charged with two... Read More

Eastern District Shooting Victim Pronounced Dead on the Scene

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 25, at around 9:07 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1900 block of Greenmount Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Detective Says DNA on Knife Links Suspect to Murder

Details A Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detective testified against a homicide defendant in Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 25. Alphonso Ward, 47, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of... Read More

Counsel Give Closing Arguments in Shooting That Left Victim Partially Blind

Details The prosecution and defense wrapped up their cases by giving conflicting accounts as to what happened in the moments leading up to a man’s being shot in the face in... Read More

‘This Never Would’ve Happened If I Hadn’t Been That Drunk,’ Says Convicted Attempted Murder Suspect

Details A jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial of a man involved in an alcohol-induced shooting on July 22. Deon Hudson, 29, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted... Read More

Jury Acquits Attempted Murder Charge Against North Edgewood Street Shooting Suspect

Details A 26-year-old attempted murder defendant was acquitted of the most serious charges in his case, but found guilty of several weapons offenses by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Man Arrested for Loyola Northway Triple Shooting, Murder

Details Regarding the triple shooting that resulted in the death of an adult male in the Northern District, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 37-year-old Dominic Pressley. Detectives learned on July... Read More

Medical Examiner to Determine Cause of Death for Body Found on Dolfield Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 25, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On July 25, at approximately 1:23 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 3400 block of Dolfield Avenue, in the rear, for a report of a person lying in... Read More

Garrison Boulevard Shooting Victim Dies at Hospital

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 25, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 25, at approximately 12:39 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 3400 block of Garrison Boulevard for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Police Investigate West Fayette Street Double Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 25, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 24, at around 9:45 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 900 block of West Fayette Street to investigate multiple calls for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Two Suspects in Custody for Greenmount Avenue Shooting

Details Detectives arrested two suspects in reference to the non-fatal shooting of a 62-year-old male on July 17, on the 3200 block of Greenmount Avenue. Detectives arrested 19-year-old Quincee Moon of... Read More

Teen Driver Kills Man on Scooter in Pulaski Highway Hit and Run

Details On July 23, at approximately 9:57 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 3500 block of Pulaski Highway, for a report of a pedestrian involved hit and run. Once... Read More

Judge Sentences Accomplice in Teen’s Murder to Life After Denying Retrial Motion

Details On July 24, a judge sentenced a conspirator in a teen’s murder to life in prison after his attorney unsuccessfully motioned for a new trial. Kevin Dudley, 41, was sentenced... Read More