Homicides Archives - Page 22 of 173

Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatally Shooting Roommate Inside Their Apartment in 2023

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced Markis Russell to 40 years in prison on Oct. 30 for the murder of his roommate, 22-year-old Jeffery Brooks Jr., last year. The... Read More

Parking Dispute With Motorcycle Club Member Turns into a Fatal Shooting

Details A member of the Thunderguards motorcycle club will remain in jail while awaiting trial for the murder of 36-year-old Anthony Martin after he allegedly shot the victim while at a... Read More

22-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Burning Victim’s Body

Details A Baltimore man will serve the next 35 years in prison after pleading guilty on Oct. 30 to fatally shooting 18-year-old Jeremiah Williamson and burning the victim’s body alongside the... Read More

Murder Defendant Prepares for Motion Hearing After Mistrial

Details A murder defendant, who received a mistrial nearly one week ago, was scheduled Nov. 1 for a motion hearing. The hearing would decide whether the codefendants would be tried together.... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide on E. Baltimore Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department are investigating a homicide on Oct. 23 on the 2600 block of East Baltimore Street. According to a press release, officers found 26-year-old Jose... Read More

Police Announce Arrest of Suspect in Toone Street Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced Oct. 29 the arrest of 27-year-old Gabriel Gomez-Fiorenza for his alleged involvement in the murder of 28-year-old Amy Armstrong on the 3700 block of... Read More

Judge Postpones Homicide Defendant’s Trial to 2025

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - October 29, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Oct. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a 28-year-old homicide defendant’s trial to March 3, 2025. Dayrel McFarland is charged with first-degree murder and possession... Read More

Double Homicide Trial Postponed

Details A double homicide trial was postponed by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after the prosecution requested more time because they were still trying to gather more information... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests Postponement of Manslaughter Trial

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 29, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The trial of a 61-year-old manslaughter defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.Steven Heggie, Sr, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in the death... Read More

Homicide Case Declared a Mistrial

Details A homicide case was declared a mistrial on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Daaon Spears, 18, was accused of murdering 16-year-old Deanta Dorsey during a shooting on the... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in McHenry Street Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced Oct. 28 the arrest of 33-year-old Dominic Felder.Felder is charged with a homicide that took place on Oct. 2 on the 2500 block of... Read More

‘He Wanted to Be the Judge, Jury, and Executioner,’ Prosecutor Argues in Closing Statements

Details Counsel debated Oct. 28 whether a murder defendant acted in imperfect self-defense during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, 21, faces first-degree murder... Read More

Murder Case Postponed After Weapon Located

Details A murder case was postponed by Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland from Judge Paul E. Albert‘s court after the prosecution received a report that the murder weapon in... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide on Toone Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 28, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details A 28-year-old female was fatally shot Oct. 28 on the 3700 block of Toone Street. According to a press release, officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) discovered Amy Armstrong’s... Read More

BPD Investigates Homicide on W. Fayette Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 28, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the investigation of a homicide that took place on Oct. 27 on the 1900 block of West Fayette Street.Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert... Read More

Convicted Murderer Returns to Court Facing Second Charge

Details A convicted homicide defendant received a new court date for a related crime before Judge Melissa K. Copeland in an Oct. 25 hearing. Reginald Whitaker, 29, is facing 14 charges,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Threat to Throw Feces Postpones Trial

By Ashley Luther [former] - October 25, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Staffers for Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays told Baltimore Witness on Oct. 25 that an attempted murder defendant threatened to throw his own excrement at people in... Read More

Defense Says Murder Victim Had Violent Intent

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over the trial of a 33-year-old murder’s defendant’s trial on Oct. 23. Martez Brooks is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Officer Testifies He Discovered Murder Victim

Details A police officer testified to discovering a murder victim during trial on Oct. 22. “I got a call about someone being shot near the 400 block of North Montford Avenue... Read More

Police Officer Testifies in Double Homicide Case

Details A police officer testified against a double homicide defendant on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 21-year-old Darius Daye, is accused of two counts of first degree... Read More

Polive Investigate 20th Street Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred on Oct. 24 on the 700 block of E. 20th Street. According to a press release, officer followed... Read More

Covid-19 at City Jail Delays Proceeding for Fatal Hit-and-Run Defendant

Details A quarantine at Baltimore City jail has delayed the Circuit Court proceeding for a defendant who is expected to plead guilty to a hit-and-run that killed 42-year-old Heidi Rose on... Read More

Double Homicide Defendant’s Trial to Start March 2025

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial on Oct. 22 for a 28-year-old man accused of killing two victims last year. Defense attorney Roya Hanna is... Read More

Prosecution Shows Crime Scene Video in A Murder

Details With Baltimore City Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr presiding a prosecutor called two police witnesses on Oct. 22 who analyzed evidence connected to a murder scene. Daaon Spears, 18,... Read More