Homicides Archives - Page 12 of 174

Homicide Defendant to Return in July Following Hung Jury

Details Fielding Bame, 41, will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court July 21 for a second jury trial. The jury in his previous trial was unable to reach a consensus on... Read More

Surveillance Video, Cell Phone Said to Link Suspect to Killing

Details In trial on March 28, the prosecution presented video and cellphone evidence allegedly linking Derrien Gamble, 21, to the Feb. 13, 2024 fatal shooting of Tyree Bell,19. The incident occurred... Read More

Hagerstown Man Accused of Infanticide to Receive June Trial Date

Details A Hagerstown man accused of infanticide is set to receive a new jury trial date on June 6 after his case was recently remanded. Anthony Ford, 28, was initially charged... Read More

Gallery Dismissed as Counsel Butt Heads in Homicide Trial

Details As testimony continued for Dion Thompson, 25, who stands accused in the murder of Tony Mason, Jr., a sergeant with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, counsel got engaged in... Read More

Defense and Prosecution Argue Over Wording of Defendant’s Charges

Details A defense attorney argued March 25 with the prosecution over the decision to use “conspiracy to commit murder that resulted in death” in charging language for a homicide defendant. Khaliel... Read More

Judge Hands McHenry Street Homicide Defendant July Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a weeklong jury trial for a 34-year-old Shipley Hill homicide defendant on March 25. Dominic Felder is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Man Gets Shot In Head for Pointing Empty Gun

Details Homicide defendant Mandarin Jessup, 42, rejected a plea offer of five years without the possibility of parole before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on March 26, leading... Read More

Teen Victim Announced in Fatal Hamilton Hills Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a 17-year-old male victim in the March 21 shooting in the Hamilton Hills neighborhood. On March 21, at approximately 10:49 p.m., Northeast District officers... Read More

‘He is a Better Man Than Me,’ Defense Attorney Argues

Details A defense attorney argued March 25 that a homeless man was innocent in a fatal stabbing that occurred near the vicinity of a local church. Fielding Bame is charged with... Read More

Judge Admits Video Evidence In Robbery Suspect’s Upcoming Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro approved the prosecution’s request to admit new evidence into the jury trial of robbery suspect Reginald Whitaker on March 25. Whitaker, 29,... Read More

Defense Claims Self Defense in Jonestown Murder Trial

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man’s trial began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly McBride on March 25, with counsel debating whether the fatal stabbing was an act of self-defense. Fielding... Read More

Jury Trial Begins For North Carolina Resident Implicated in Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Michael Anthony DiPietro presided over the trial involving 24-year-old Khaliel Strong-Council, who was allegedly involved in an incident on May 26, 2024, which led to the... Read More

Arrest Made in Fatal East Biddle Street Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide in the Southeast District. Investigators have arrested 33-year-old Sean Lloyd of Baltimore. The incident occurred on Feb. 2,... Read More

Murder Trial Rescheduled For Fourth Time

Details After the prosecution disclosed issues with witnesses, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Martin Schreiber II rescheduled 34-year-old Donnell Johnson’s homicide trial for a fourth time on March. 24. Johnson is charged... Read More

Jury Selection Begins for Homicide Defendant’s Fourth Trial

Details Jury selection for Levar Cooper‘s fourth murder trial began on March 24. Over the span of four years, Cooper has had three mistrials, all ending in a hung jury. The... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Killing 12-Year-Old Girl

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 28-year-old murder defendant Omar Passmore’s jury trial on March 24. Judge Copeland rescheduled Passmore’s jury trial for June 24. He will... Read More

Victim Identified in Park Heights Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a victim in a shooting in the Northwest District. On March 19, at approximately 5:32 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of... Read More

Victim Identified in Northwest District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding the fatal March 22 shooting in the 3200 block of Chelsea Terrace. The victim has been identified as Tyshawn Simon, a... Read More

Pulaski Highway Shooting Leaves 42-Year-Old Man Dead

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southeast District. On March 22, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Southeast District officers responded to the 3200 block of Pulaski... Read More

Teen Boy Killed in Hamilton Hills Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northeast District. On March 21, at approximately 10:49 p.m., Northeast District officers responded to the 2500 block of Perring... Read More

Victim Announced in Potee Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of Bridget Smallwood, 54. She was shot and killed on March 13 in the 3700 block of Potee Street. Read More

Pair Accused in Contract Killing Scheme Get New Court Date

Details In a brief hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 21 a new court date was set for Cordell Moore, 38, and Keith Russell, 39. ... Read More

Mental Eval Ordered For Paroled Defendant in 1996 Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a follow-up mental health evaluation and observation hearing for Gary Baynor on March 19, after parties observed discrepancies in Baynor’s mental... Read More

Video Footages Captures License Plate of Homicide Defendant

Details On May 21, the prosecution presented surveillance footage and pictures of two homicide defendants’ license plates as they fled a Royal Farms location on May 26, 2024, following an incident... Read More