Homicides Archives - Baltimore Witness

Imla Street Murder Defendant Receives June 2024 Trial Date

Details On Dec. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 21-year-old murder defendant’s trial. Kerin Alvarez is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent... Read More

Trial of East Lombard Street Homicide Reset

Details On Dec. 6, the trial of 40-year-old second-degree homicide defendant Keith Mario Luckey was rescheduled by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Luckey is charged with second-degree murder,... Read More

Police Seek Identity of Edmondson Avenue Shooter

Details Homicide Detectives of the Baltimore Police Department are looking for an individual seen in surveillance video and photos related to a deadly shooting that took place on Dec. 2, at... Read More

Prosecutor Argues BB Gun Shooting Was Homicide; Defense Cites Contradictory Testimony

Details Taiwan Mitchell appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Dec. 4 to hear closing arguments in his jury trial. Mitchell, 41, is charged by prosecutors with... Read More

Judge Sentences 22-Year-Old Defendant to Life For 2021 Double Homicide

Details On Dec. 1, courtroom emotions were high during the sentencing of a young man who was found guilty of the deaths of two men in August 2021. Raekwon Griffin, 22,... Read More

After Closing Arguments Jury Quickly Finds Ashton Street Murder Defendant Guilty

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey heard closing arguments in the murder case of Kevin Moody, 21. Jerritt Barron, 20, was charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

70-Year-Old’s October Death Ruled a Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 1, 2018, at approximately 10:13 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the unit block of North Catherine Street, for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore... Read More

Officers Suspect Route 40 Victim Died in Hit and Run

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Dec. 3, at approximately 3:35 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of West Mulberry Street to investigate a call for a person lying in the... Read More

Duane Avenue Murder Defendant Gets May Trial Date

Details On Dec. 4, a 23-year-old murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darius Joyner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder,... Read More

Defense Contests Competency Finding for T-Mobile Murder Defendant

Details On Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the reception court hearing of an 18-year-old murder defendant over doubts of his competency. Arthur McCaden is charged... Read More

Gold Street Victim’s Death Caused by Strangulation

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Dec. 1, at approximately 9:35 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were advised of an unconscious male lying face down in the rear alley of the 500 block of Gold... Read More

Police Arrest Teen Accused of Harlem Avenue Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Western District on Nov. 26, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested 18-year-old Marques Harris of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Harris fatally... Read More

33-Year-Old Shot in Manor Avenue Incident

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 3, at approximately 11:49 a.m., Southeast patrol officers responded to the 1700 block of Manor Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 33-year-old Antwone Anthony,... Read More

Two Die in Greenmount Avenue Home Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 3, at approximately 2:50 a.m., Northern District patrol officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of Greenmount Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Once at the location, officers... Read More

Detectives Respond to Murder at Edmondson Avenue Bus Stop

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 2, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers were patrolling the area of Edmondson Avenue and Wildwood Parkway when they were flagged down to a bus stop... Read More

Drivers Dead, Critically Injured After Northwest District Crash

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On December 1, 2023, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2200 block of Cross Country Boulevard for a vehicle accident with injuries. When officers arrived,... Read More

Co-Defendant in Ashton Street Murder Opts for Plea

Details A Baltimore man is expected to plead guilty to the murder of 21-year-old Kevin Moody in the New Year after agreeing to a deal on Nov. 27. Antonio Purisima, 23,... Read More

Despite Grieving Family’s Distress, Judge Orders Retrial

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard ordered a retrial for an Ellicott City resident charged with the murder of Cornelius Bruce and the attempted murder... Read More

Crenshaw Avenue Shooting Victim Pronounced Dead on the Scene

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 1, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On December 1, 2023, at approximately 9:09 a.m., Northeast District patrol officers responded to the 4900 block of Crenshaw Avenue, for a report of an unresponsive male. Once there, officers located 17-year-old Carlos Oseguera-Funez with gunshot... Read More

Teen Arrested for August Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Eastern District on Aug. 17, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested a 15-year-old from Baltimore. Investigators learned that the 15-year-old male... Read More

BB Gun Shooting: A Homicide or an Accident?

Details The prosecution argued that a man charged with murder and attempted murder of a couple using a high-powered BB gun had motive and the ability to shoot. Taiwan Mitchell, 41,... Read More

First-Degree Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A murder defendant accepted a plea offer on Nov. 28, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Rakim Muhammad , 22, was initially charged with first-degree murder, using... Read More

Court’s Failure to Issue Defendant’s Writ Delays Murder Sentencing

Details The sentencing of convicted homicide defendant Cristino Flores-Perez was postponed until earlier January 2024 after the Baltimore City Circuit Court failed to issue a writ for the defendant’s court appearance.... Read More

Northwest District Officers Find Unidentified Body

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 30, at approximately 6 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 2400 block of Talbot Road, to investigate a person lying in the street. Once there, officers... Read More