
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 7, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Shooting and homicide trials in the Baltimore City Circuit Court nearly doubled in July over June, according to the latest data from Baltimore Witness. Baltimore Witness reported 13 completed trials... Read More
By
Jena Queen [former]
- August 5, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Editors Corner
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Featured
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Home Page
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Homicides
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In The Media
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Shooting
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Victims
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Details Anton Harris, 37, was sentenced to 40 years on Aug. 5 after a jury found him guilty of the second-degree murder of Keith Johnson, 43, and possession of an illegal... Read More
By
Jena Queen [former]
, Riley Mathews [former] - July 29, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Editors Corner
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Featured
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Home Page
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Details All murder charges were dismissed July 29 against co-defendants Kalim Satterfield and Darrell Morton before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong due to insufficient evidence. Satterfield, 26, and... Read More
By
Jena Queen [former]
- July 22, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Editors Corner
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Featured
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Home Page
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Homicides
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Victims
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Details Charles Meyers, 47, and defense attorney Roya Hanna appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II on July 22 to enter a guilty plea for the first-degree... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- June 27, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Nearly half of all homicide and non-fatal shooting cases scheduled for trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court so far this month were resolved before moving forward, according to the latest... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- June 11, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Homicides in Baltimore City roughly tripled from April to May, and reported non-fatal shootings dropped by approximately 46 percent. Compared to the six homicides in April, May saw 20, demonstrating... Read More
By
Allyson Rogers
, Riley Mathews [former], Andrew Michaels - June 9, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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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
Sage Cho
, Yuer Wang [former] - May 6, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Despite a near 60 percent decrease in the number of homicides and homicide victims in Baltimore City from March to April, Baltimore City Circuit Court still heard 40 homicide-related cases... Read More
By
Sage Cho
, Yuer Wang [former] - April 11, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Baltimore saw increases in both homicides and non-fatal shootings from February to March, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows 14 reported homicide incidents in March, an approximate 27 percent... Read More
By
Sage Cho
, Yuer Wang [former] - March 7, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details Baltimore saw increases in homicides and non-fatal shootings from January to February, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 11 homicide incidents reported in February, an approximate... Read More
By
Ben Dutcher [former]
, Yuer Wang [former] - February 6, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details Baltimore saw a decrease in homicides, but the amount of non-fatal shootings remained the same from December to January, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 9... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- February 4, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details Teenage Defendants Plead Guilty in 2023 Brooklyn Day Mass Shooting Case Of the guilty plea deals offered in 2024, three defendants were charged in the 2023 Brooklyn Day mass shooting.... Read More
By
Amos Gelb
- November 20, 2024
Editors Corner
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Featured
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Details Let’s start with the good news. The number of homicides and shootings in the city are down this year again. That is two years where the numbers have been falling. ... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- September 10, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Victims
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Details Of the 39 homicide and non-fatal shooting incidents in August, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has arrested suspects in 11 of those incidents. According to Baltimore Witness data, there were... Read More
By
Racquel Bazos [former]
- August 30, 2024
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Details “I hold myself fully accountable. I’m very remorseful,” said Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, as he pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of 26-year-old CEO Pava LaPere in Baltimore City Circuit... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 7, 2024
Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details July brought both record-breaking highs and lows of violent crime to Baltimore. The city experienced the highest number of homicides per month and the lowest number of non-fatal shootings per... Read More
By
Ziqi Zhou [former]
- July 9, 2024
Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Victims
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Details June saw an increase in violence across Baltimore, with a rise in both homicides and non-fatal shootings, compared to May. Baltimore Witness data shows that there were 30 non-fatal shooting... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- June 5, 2024
Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details May marked the lowest monthly total of non-fatal shootings that Baltimore has seen in 2024. Although homicide numbers rose from the yearly citywide low in April, May’s total remains among... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- May 9, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Details The Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) system is live in Baltimore City, but the general public will have to wait a little longer to fully embrace the Circuit Court’s latest step... Read More
By
Racquel Bazos [former]
- April 8, 2024
Attempted Murder
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Details The first quarter of the year has continued the city’s downward trend in violent crime, according to data collected and analyzed by Baltimore Witness from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press... Read More
By
Racquel Bazos [former]
- March 5, 2024
Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Baltimore Witness data compiled from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press releases showed February continued the city’s downward trend in homicides, but non-fatal shootings rose. Since December 2023, monthly homicide rates... Read More
By
Racquel Bazos [former]
- February 5, 2024
Daily Stories
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Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details The first month of 2024 showed a continuing downward trend in homicides and non-fatal shootings citywide after 2023’s historic drop. Baltimore Witness data sourced from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press... Read More
By
Racquel Bazos [former]
- January 16, 2024
Data
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Featured
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Homicides
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Details The chart above shows the speed of our court system in 2023. Though the Baltimore Police Department reported 240 incidents of homicides, they only made 45 arrests related to those... Read More