Homicides Archives - Baltimore Witness

Defense Requests to Delay Homicide Trial

Details During a reception court hearing Sept. 17, before Judge Melissa K. Copeland , a murder defendant’s trial was delayed. Riccardo Demond King, 43, is charged with first-degree murder and multiple... Read More

Jury Convicts 1 of 3 Defendants in Federal Hill Shooting

Details Tensions filled Baltimore City Circuit Court on Sept. 16, as jurors returned for a second day of deliberations and finally rang the bell, indicating a verdict had been reached, just... Read More

August Marks Drastic Decline in Homicides, Decrease in Shootings

Details Baltimore saw declines in both homicides and non-fatal shooting incidents in August over July, marking a change in the previous month’s trend. Baltimore Witness data recorded 23 shootings occurred throughout... Read More

3 Men Sentenced to Life for Killing Teenager in $50 Dispute

Details Three co-defendants who fatally shot a close friend during a dispute over $50 received life sentences from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Sept. 16 for their... Read More

Prosecution Says Transferred Intent is Tantamount to Murder of Teen Victim

By Ryka Dandeker - September 16, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Trial concluded Sept. 15 for Alexis Oscar Cancel-Soto, 20, who stands accused of murdering Cameran Holt, 19, and injuring another victim during a shooting that occurred Oct. 27, 2024, in... Read More

Defendant in Parking Lot Shooting Claims Self-Defense

By Kayla Baize - September 16, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The murder trial of 20-year-old Alexis Cancel-Soto continued Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore with testimony from a Baltimore Police detective and Cancel-Soto himself. The... Read More

Defendant Acquitted on All Charges in Wilhelm Street Murder Case

Details A jury found Uriah Cunningham not guilty of all charges for the Sept. 24, 2024 murder of 43-year-old Melvin Rodgers. On Aug. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K.... Read More

Baltimore Witness Report: Is the City’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy Keeping Crime Low?

Details As federal and local governments spar over how to address violent crime in Baltimore City, crime reduction through deterrence has been at the forefront of the current city administration’s community-involved... Read More

Man Dies After Gunshot to Head in Central Park Heights

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On Sept. 13, at approximately 8:26 a.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of Spaulding Avenue to... Read More

Trial Begins in Fatal Shooting on East Biddle Street

Details Opening statements began Sept. 9 for the jury trial of Derrell Goines, 36, on Sept. 9. Goines is charged with first-degree murder and firearm use in a felony crime of... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Triple Murder in Neighbor Dispute

Details Convicted homicide defendant Marvelle Worsley is facing multiple life sentences for the triple murder of his neighbor’s family members following a jury’s guilty finding on Aug 15. A jury found... Read More

Defense Criticizes 8-Month Delay in Processing Evidence

By Estephany Sanchez - September 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On Sept. 10, during a homicide trial, defense counsel raised criticisms, against the police department’s months-long evidence processing time. Derrell Goines, 36, is charged with first-degree murder and multiple firearm-related... Read More

Jury Acquits Biddle Street Murder Suspect

By Carly Hydovitz - September 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A jury acquitted Derrell Goines, 36, of the first-degree murder of Alvin Raymond Henry Jr., 35, and felony firearm use on Sept. 11. Goines was initially accused of shooting Henry... Read More

Surveillance Footage, Detective’s Testimony Shed Light on Teen’s Killing

Details Surveillance video was played in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Sept. 11, giving jurors a closer look at the moments leading up to the October 2024 shooting that claimed the... Read More

Friend of 19-Year-Old Killed in Federal Hill Shooting Takes the Stand

Details Multiple witnesses took the stand on Sept. 10 to testify in the trial of Alexis Oscar Cancel-Soto, 20. Among them was 19-year-old victim Cameran Holt‘s best friend, whose testimony drew... Read More

Baltimore Police Name 3 Victims in Recent Fatal Shootings

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced several updates regarding recent homicides in the Western and Southeast Districts. Deonaye Johnson, 26, was killed on Sept. 9, in the 1000 block of... Read More

Man Shot Multiple Times on Ashburton Street, Pronounced Dead at Hospital

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Western District. On Sept. 10, at approximately 8:46 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 1100 block of Ashburton... Read More

Man in Critical Condition Following Shooting on islamic Way

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 10, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Western District. On Sept. 10, at approximately 3:09 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Islamic Way to... Read More

Opening Statements Begin in Cancel-Soto Murder Trial

Details Opening statements were heard on Sept. 9 in the trial of 20-year-old Alexis Cancel-Soto, one of three men accused in the murder of 19-year-old Cameran Holt on Oct. 27, 2024.... Read More

31-Year-Old Man Shot Dead on Ashland Avenue

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 10, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southeast District. On Sept. 10, at approximately 11:30 a.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Ashland Avenue to... Read More

Witness Describes Altercation Before Parking Lot Murder

By Kayla Baize - September 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The case against 20-year-old Alexis Cancel-Soto continued on Sept. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore, as jurors heard testimony from a firearms examiner and a parking... Read More

Man Shot Multiple Times in West Baltimore, Pronounced Dead at Hospital

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 10, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Western District. On Sept. 9, at approximately 3:09 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of N. Arlington Avenue... Read More

Complications in Contract Killing Case Delay Proceedings

By Wesley Dixon - September 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Two Baltimore men entrapped in an alleged contract killing plot faced another round of hearings during a reception court hearing on Sept. 5 as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Judges Delay Murder And Shooting Cases

Details Two Baltimore men–one charged with murder, the other accused of attempted murder–had their court proceedings delayed on Sept. 9 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Timothy Knott, 28, faces multiple charges... Read More