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Mother Takes Plea for Vehicular Manslaughter in Death of 7-Month-Old

Details A 30-year-old mother from Brooklyn Park accepted a plea offer on Jan. 24 for vehicular manslaughter, resulting in the death of her 7-month-old son in 2022. Samanda Bradds, also known... Read More

Defendant ‘Executed’ Victim in W. Saratoga Street Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details “He’s a man, not an executioner.” During opening statements on Jan. 25, defense counsel in the jury trial of Donte Brown adamantly denied the defendant’s alleged involvement in the murder of 22-year-old... Read More

Police Report Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old on Liberty Heights Avenue

Details On Jan. 25, at approximately 3:04 p.m., Northwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the rear-alley behind the 4300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue near... Read More

Prosecutor Describes Homicide Victim Begging for His Life Before Shooting in Summer 2021

Details Homicide victim Anthony Cain Jr. was shown no mercy as he begged for his life on July 8, 2021. An assistant state’s attorney with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office... Read More

Trial Date Set for 16-Year-Old Defendant Charged with Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a reception court hearing for a juvenile defendant because his attorney could no longer represent him. Judge Phinn was unable to set a trial date... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty in N. Pulaski St. Shooting

Details When defendant Anton Harris made eye contact with an MTA officer on May 4, 2022, “he knew he had been made,” a prosecutor told the jury on the final day of his... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement for Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing, Later Strangling Cellmate

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request for the trial of a Cumberland man accused of two murders, one of which he allegedly committed in jail... Read More

Man Fataly Shot in His Car in Southern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 23, at approximately 1:04 p.m., Southern District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 3800 block of 8th Street to investigate a reported shooting.... Read More

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Two Separate 2021 Murders

Details A Baltimore man charged with two murders pleaded guilty in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Jan. 23. In both cases, Gerald Smith and his defense counsel Karyn... Read More

Baltimore Man Arrested and Charged with Murder of 17-Year-Old Girl

Details On Jan. 20, Warrant Apprehension Task Force Detectives arrested 26-year-old Andre Bailey at a retail store in Harford County after obtaining a warrant for his alleged involvement in the fatal... Read More

Two Shot, One Fatal in Northern District

Details Homicide detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the shooting of two men on the night of Jan. 20. On Friday, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Launch Park Heights Avenue Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 20, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 19, at approximately 4.35 p.m., Northwest District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 5400 block of Park Heights Avenue to investigate a reported... Read More

Retrial Begins For Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Mother of His Child

Details When Maryann Wellington walked into her apartment in the early morning hours of Feb. 15, 2019, that was the last time her family heard from her. A prosecutor with the... Read More

Police Arrest and Charge 18-year-old with Murder of 8-Year-Old

Details On Jan. 17, officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested 18-year-old Devin Wilson and charged him with the murder of 8-year-old Dylan King. Wilson was transported to the Department... Read More

Homicide Detectives Launch Investigation in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 19, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Homicide investigators for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have assumed control over the investigation of a murder that occurred on Jan. 18. On Wednesday, at approximately 5:43 p.m., Western District... Read More

Woman Gets 15-Year Prison Sentence for Role in Robbery Murder

Details The getaway driver in a robbery turned homicide was handed down a 15-year prison sentence on Jan. 18. Kiara Wesley, 27, was charged with homicide for her involvement in the... Read More

Baltimore Man Given Life Sentence for 2021 Murder of 69-Year-Old Woman

Details “I am truly sorry. Please forgive me,” a convicted murder defendant expressed to the court during his sentencing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber on Jan. 17.... Read More

Western District Officers Respond to Reports of Fatal ‘Cutting’ on Pennsylvania Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 18, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Jan. 18, 2023, at approximately 1:35 p.m., officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in response to reports of a cutting.... Read More

‘Wrong Guy’ Accused of North Pulaski St. Shooting, Defense Says

Details “They have the wrong guy.” Defense attorney Amanda Savage did not hesitate when telling the jury that her client, 35-year-old Anton Harris, was not the shooter accused of killing Keith Johnson... Read More

Homicide Detectives Looking into Unresponsive Male Found on North Wolfe Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Eastern District is investigating the murder of a 34-year-old man on Jan 17. On Tuesday, at approximately 9:08 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 1800... Read More

Teen Reported as One of Two Shooting Victims in Southwest District Homicide Investigation

Details On Jan. 13, 2023, at approximately 2:24 p.m., Western District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the unit block of Caton Avenue for a report of... Read More

Trial Begins for 29-Year-Old Man in Deadly Case of Mistaken Identity

Details The death of 17-year-old Ray Glasgow was “a case of mistaken identity,” a prosecutor declared before a jury on Jan. 13 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. After a day of jury selection,... Read More

Central District Shooting Case Upgraded to Homicide after Shooting Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 11, 2023, at approximately 10:43 p.m., Central District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2100 block of Madison Avenue for a report of... Read More

Medical Examiner Rules Death of Care Center Patient a Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Jan. 12, 2023, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the Medical Examiners’ Office ruled the death of a 75-year-old male patient a homicide by blunt force trauma. The incident occurred on... Read More