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Third Trial Begins for 2021 Reisterstown Road Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth presided over the beginning of a 41-year-old murder defendant’s third trial on March 21. Byron Erin Lewis is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Trial Date Resolved for First-Degree Murder Suspect

Details After some negotiating, a new trial date was set for a murder suspect in a March 21 reception court hearing before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Kenneth... Read More

Opening Statements in Attempted Murder Trial

Details On March 20, a jury heard opening statements in a 36-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Marvin Edmonds stands accused of attempted... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty on Attempted Murder Charge

Details On March 21, the jury read its verdict to Marvin Edmonds before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Edmonds, 36, alongside his defense attorney, Rodney Gray, was found... Read More

Investigators Respond to Walk-in Shooting Victim at Hospital

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 20, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of West North Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. A short time later a... Read More

BPD Arrests 19-Year-Old Attempted Murder Suspect

Details On March 19, Warrant Apprehension Task Force members arrested 19-year-old Mekhi Green of Baltimore. Baltimore Police Department detectives believe that Green shot a 22-year-old male victim while on the 4400... Read More

Man Accused of Killing Wife Needs Mental Evaluation

Details Homicide defendant Amit Kumar re-appeared in mental health court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin to receive the results of his competency evaluation on March... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Requests Criminal Responsibility Test

Details On March 20, 23-year-old manslaughter defendant Tanee Dorothy Stokes appeared in mental health court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin to request a mental evaluation to determine... Read More

Investigators Make Arrest in April 2023 Murder

Details In reference to a homicide that occurred in the Eastern District on April 14, 2023, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 42-year-old Tyrell Williams of East Baltimore. Detectives learned that Williams... Read More

Baltimore Woman Arrested for March Attempted Murder

Details On March 19, Baltimore Police Department detectives served an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder on 32-year-old Shairora Whitaker of Baltimore. Detectives believe that Whitaker shot a 48-year-old female victim... Read More

East Hoffman Street Shooting Injures Two Men

Details On March 19, at approximately 3:19 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2300 block of East Hoffman Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Defense Claims Victim Attacked Defendant With Knife Before Shooting

Details Living in an area of West Baltimore filled with vacant homes, 63-year-old Antonio Fitzhugh was defending himself when the alleged victim attacked him with a knife, Fitzhugh’s defense counsel said... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to Hitting, Killing Pedestrian on Belair Road

Details On March 19, a 37-year-old woman pleaded guilty to the 2022 vehicular manslaughter of a 69-year-old woman before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant. Tynisha Johnson pleaded guilty... Read More

Northwest District Patrol Officers Locate Injured Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 19, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 19, at approximately 12:56 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers were on a traffic initiative on the 3100 block of West North Avenue when they heard gunfire. Officers conducted... Read More

MLK Jr. Boulevard Car Crash Injures Two, Kills Driver

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 19, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On March 18, at approximately 1:53 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to investigate a call for a two-vehicle accident... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentence Postponed

Details On March 19, Sean Braxton-Carter appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels for a postponement hearing for his sentence. Braxton-Carter, 35, was found guilty of two counts... Read More

Counsel Request Mutual Postponement for Halloween 2015 Murder Trial

Details A 34-year-old homicide defendant stood before Baltimore City Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth for trial in connection to a murder on Halloween 2015. Anthony Burris is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Mother Accused of Killing Toddler Accepts Plea Deal

Details A mother accused of killing her 1-year-old son in 2019 accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey on March 18. Shakira Shaw, 27, allegedly... Read More

Judge Sentences Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Disposed of Remains in 2022

Details On March 15, a 64-year-old homicide defendant appeared in court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor for sentencing in a brutal crime. Bruce Poole was charged with... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Claims Self-Defense, Alleging Brick Attack

Details On March 15, the jury heard closing arguments for an attempted murder case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Joseph Harris, 38, is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Man Followed, Shot in Leg Leaving Friend’s House

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 18, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 17, at approximately 3:30 to 4 a.m., a 38-year-old male victim stated he was leaving a friend’s house when he felt he was being followed. The victim stated... Read More

BPD: Suspect Told Northeast District Victim to Undress at Gunpoint

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 18, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 17, at approximately 5:51 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in shooting victim. The 39-year-old male victim stated that he was in... Read More

North Potomac Street Shooting Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 18, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 16, at approximately 6:49 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1200 block of North Potomac Street in reference to a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, 21-year-old Christopher... Read More

Man Suffering Multiple Gunshot Wounds Crashes Car

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 18, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 15, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 3000 block of East Pratt Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department... Read More