Homicides Archives - Page 2 of 166

Defense Discovers New Evidence in June Murder Trial

By Claire Schreiber - April 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details 24-year-old Andrew Curry‘s murder case continues to develop, with defense attorney Natalie Finegar announcing the discovery of new unspecified evidence during an April 11 reception court hearing before Baltimore City... Read More

Homicides, Non-Fatal Shootings Increase From February to March

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

Day Two of Murder Trial Ends With a Surprise ‘No Contest’ Plea

Details On the second day of a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy, defense attorney Roya Hanna emphasized insufficient evidence to place Darius Savoy, 26, at... Read More

Competency Evaluation Deferred in Meat Cleaver Murder

Details Patrick Cromwell, 60, was granted an extension to receive a mental competency evaluation hearing on April 9. Cromwell was arrested April 21, 2024 after phoning the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)... Read More

Competency Evaluation Still Pending For Teen Murder Suspect

By Ben Dutcher - April 10, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin scheduled another mental competency evaluation for Brandon Adams, 19, on April 9. Due to the multiple postponements, Adams’ murder case has yet... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 10 postponed Tyrone Bennett‘s trial. He’s accused in the murder of Donte Long, 51, on Dec. 16, 2023. According to charging... Read More

Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Against Defendant in Double-Homicide Trial

Details Tyrone Payne’s ex-girlfriend took the stand April 9 to testify against him on the second day of his double-homicide trial. Payne, 24, and co-defendant, Vincent “Smurf” Harris, 27, are charged... Read More

11 Members of Curtis Bay Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

Details Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced April 9 that 11 people have been charged from a long-term investigation in Southern Baltimore City. Charges in the indictments include illegal possession of... Read More

2 Teens Charged in February 2024 Murder

Details In reference to a Feb. 3, 2024 homicide that occurred in the Western District, investigators have arrested Noah Diggs, 18, of Baltimore and a teenage girl, 17, from Baltimore. Investigators... Read More

Death of Man, 30, Announced in N. Payson Street Assault

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 9, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has announced a victim in a fatal Western District assault that occurred on April 5. Paris Savage, 30, died April 6, the day after the... Read More

Charges Dropped Against Co-Defendants Accused of Morning Murder

Details Based on insufficient evidence, all charges against murder defendant Tyree Wells, 30, and co-defendant Donta Taft, 29, were dropped before Baltimore City Circuit Court Hope Tipton on April 8. Wells... Read More

Checkers Murder Defendant Faces August Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Melissa K. Copeland set an Aug. 25 jury trial date on April 8 for a man accused of robbing, beating, and stomping a victim to death... Read More

Judge Schedules Mental Hearing for Double-Murder Defendant

By Jamiya Austin - April 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a May 7 mental observation hearing for double-homicide defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr., 74, on April 2. Bass is charged with... Read More

Judge Sets August Date For Homicide Trial

By Jamiya Austin , Noor Ogaili - April 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed homicide defendant Uriah Cunningham’s four-day jury trial on April 7. Cunningham, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

July Trial Scheduled for Liquor Store Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July jury trial date for murder defendant Amir C. Barnes-Henderson, 26, on April 4. Henderson will appear before Baltimore City... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Case Reopened on Constitutional Grounds

Details “This is my life that I’m currently fighting for.” Anton Harris, 37, said on April 4 as he begged Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a fair... Read More

Lawyers Dispute Instagram Evidence in Murder Trial

Details “You could walk out of the house and get hit by a truck,” Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, allegedly said in a voice message to Darcell Mitchell, 19. In the same... Read More

Police Investigate Apparent Homicide in Easterwood

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Western District. On April 5, at approximately 5:33 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to a report of an... Read More

Victim Announced in Fatal Cliftview Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a victim in a fatal Darley Park shooting. Hakeen English, 35, was killed April 6 in the 1600 block of Cliftview Avenue. Read More

Man Shot in Head, Killed on Cliftview Avenue

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 6, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a homicide in the Eastern District. On April 6, at approximately 10:27 a.m., Eastern District officers responded to the 1600 block... Read More

Cinder Block Murderer Plans to File for Retrial

Details Convicted cinder block murder defendant Dayrel McFarland said he intends to file a retrial motion in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey on April 3. The... Read More

Prosecution Uses Instagram Posts as a Link to Murder Suspect ‘Sleepy’

Details The prosecution in a murder trial presented Instagram evidence to link Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, to the Feb. 20, 2024, fatal shooting of Darcell Mitchell, 19. Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Joinder Motion in Limbo in a Homicide

Details On March 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton presided over a back-and-forth hearing for Paul Artis, 27. During the proceeding a stand-in prosecutor refused to argue a joinder... Read More

Victim Announced in Patterson Avenue Fatal Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of Keyon K. Bryant, a Black male born on Oct. 30, 2002. The incident occurred April 3, in the 4100 block of... Read More