Daily Stories Archives - Page 56 of 312

Two Men in Critical Condition After Northern District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 23, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 500 block of 29th Street for a reported shooting investigation. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

Accused Getaway Driver in 2022 Murder on Ruskin Avenue Goes on Trial

Details The accused getaway driver charged for the murder of 28-year-old Donte Lee was not involved, his defense counsel argued at the start of trial on Feb. 22 when she ensured... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement

Details On Feb. 20, a plea hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During the proceeding, defendant Dartagnan Smith accepted an agreement in connection to a... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 2020 Murder

Details On Feb. 21, a hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to reschedule a murder retrial. The defendant, 33-year-old Donnell Johnson, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Postponed Trial for Juvenile Accused in Mass Shooting

Details On Feb. 23, a 17-year-old charged with shooting five people a little over a year ago attended court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Daaon Spears is... Read More

Trial Begins for Aspiring Rapper Accused of Attempted Murder

Details Counsel delivered opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. on February 23 for 35-year-old attempted homicide defendant Jamal Piles. Piles is charged with 11 charges,... Read More

Police Make Arrest for 2022 Southeast District Murder

Details On July 4, 2022, at approximately 3:12 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling on the 100 block of North Glover Street when they heard discharging of a firearm. Upon... Read More

Defendant Receives June Trial Dates for Two Murder Cases

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave homicide defendant Jaheim Battle two June trial dates. Battle, 21, is allegedly connected to two separate homicide incidents... Read More

2022 Pimlico Road Murder Trial Postponed to June

Details On Feb. 20, homicide defendant Darrean Fleming received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Fleming, 24, and two co-defendants are charged with two... Read More

Valiquet Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Receives May Trial Date

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave attempted murder defendant Tavon Jones a May trial date. Jones, 23, is charged with first- and second-degree attempted... Read More

Defense Argues Mistaken Identity in Belair Road Attempted Murder Trial

Details The attempted murder trial of 29-year-old defendant Myles Edwards ended on Feb. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong, with closing statements from the prosecuting attorney and... Read More

Investigation Reveals Teen Shot Himself in Leg

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in shooting investigation. Once at the hospital, officers located a 13-year-old male... Read More

Police Arrest 17-Year-Old for December 2023 Attempted Murder

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northern District on Dec. 14, 2023, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested a 17-year-old male suspect. Investigators believe the 17-year-old male suspect... Read More

Driver Killed in Edmondson Avenue Vehicle Collision

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Feb. 22, at approximately 12:32 a.m., Western District officers responded to the 1800 block of Edmondson Avenue for a vehicle crash. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers observed a... Read More

BPD: Verbal Argument Led to Sheldon Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 21, at approximately 4:06 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 4200 block of Sheldon Avenue, for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers located... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Dog, Shooting at Owner

Details On Feb. 20, a hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During the proceeding, 29-year-old Darian Decator accepted a plea agreement while accompanied by defense... Read More

Family of Manslaughter Defendant Addresses Court

Details During a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Feb. 20, 24-year-old Devonte Harcum pleaded guilty to the 2020 vehicular manslaughter of 35-year-old Sougui Dokony. The... Read More

Prosecution Witnesses Key to Identifying Defendant in Decade-Old Murder Case

Details Ten years after the murder of 26-year-old Antonio Mayes, two witnesses are expected to testify that it was defendant Brandon Brown who pulled the trigger, a Baltimore City prosecutor told... Read More

2016 Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing Delayed by Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was unable to schedule a 27-year-old homicide defendant’s trial date because the prosecutor had yet to meet with a... Read More

Father ‘Intentionally Covered Up’ His Two-Year-Old Daughter’s Murder, Prosecutor Argues

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor argued homicide defendant Christopher Gamble not only shot and killed his two-year-old daughter, Charlee Gamble, but “intentionally covered up” the murder at the family’s home in... Read More

‘Classic Example of Kill or Be Killed,’ Defense Attorney Says During Opening Statements

Details Opening statements were heard in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher Hill on Feb. 21 regarding a Dec. 23, 2022 homicide. Darian McFarland, 34, is... Read More

Trial Begins in Busy Bee Convenience Store Homicide Case

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - February 21, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On Feb. 21, counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria regarding the murder of 21-year-old Caron McCaskill. Isaiah Bell, 21, faces charges of first-degree... Read More

BPD Says Speed Was a Factor in Fatal Belair Road Car Crash

Details On Feb. 21, at approximately 7:33 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 3500 block of Belair Road for a report of a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles. At... Read More

Teen Shot, Killed on West Lexington Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 11:34 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the 800 block of West Lexington Street for a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More