Homicides Archives - Page 4 of 153

Parents Arrested for Eastern District Child’s Death

Details In reference to the death of 5-year-old Zona Byrd that occurred on Oct. 14, on the 2200 block of Aiken Street, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested the parents, 32-year-old... Read More

Defendant of Child Homicide Case Receives New Trial Date

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 15, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 22-year-old defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. Shaun Bullock Jr. was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in... Read More

Woman Killed in Edmondson Avenue Vehicle Crash

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Oct. 12, at approximately midnight, Baltimore Police Department officers responded to Edmondson Avenue and Swann Avenue for reports of a pedestrian struck. Once there, officers located the unidentified female... Read More

Pedestrian Dies After Eastern Avenue Car Collision

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Oct. 10, at around 3:53 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 5700 block of Eastern Avenue to investigate a call for a hit and run involving a... Read More

Aisquith Street Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details A 19-year-old defendant received a trial date after rejecting a plea offer in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 11. Defendant Jamal Smothers, represented by defense attorney Judit Otvos, is charged... Read More

April Murder Defendant to Be Tried in February 2025

Details A 35-year-old received a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 11. Defendant Michael Dwight Conley represented by defense attorney Marci Johnson, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced

Details A manslaughter defendant was sentenced in connection to a 2022 death on Oct. 10 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Donte Simms, 46, was found guilty of manslaughter in February for... Read More

Two Victims Linked to Fatal Gilrubin Court Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 11, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 10, at around 2:32 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 800 block of Gilrubin Court to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Attorney General to Release Bodycam Footage of Fatal Police Shooting

Details A press release from the Office of the Maryland Attorney General (OAG) stated the office is investigating a fatal police shooting in west Baltimore’s Upton neighborhood Oct. 9. Baltimore Police... Read More

At Trial, Teen Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting 16-Year-Old, Injuring Man

Details A day after his jury trial began, homicide defendant Paul Ray IV pleaded guilty for the killing of 16-year-old Bryson Hudson and shooting of another man last year. On Oct.... Read More

Judge Sentences Fatal Stabbing Defendant to 43 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays ordered a 47-year-old murder defendant to serve 43 years for a 2023 fatal stabbing. Alphonso Ward was convicted of second-degree murder and... Read More

During Murder Sentencing Defendant Avers Innocence

Details A homicide defendant continued to maintain his innocence during his sentencing in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Oct. 11. Darries Sommerville, 30, was sentenced to life in prison for the... Read More

April Murder Defendant to Be Tried in January 2025

Details A 32-year-old defendant received a trial date after rejecting a plea offer in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 10. Charles Kesler III is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Eutaw Street Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A 25-year-old man appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller and pleaded guilty as his bench trial was scheduled to begin for a fatal shooting on the... Read More

Spring Street Murder Suspect Arrested

Details On Oct. 7, members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force arrested 43-year-old Eric Kibler. Baltimore Police Department detectives were able to positively identify Kibler as the shooter who killed 36-year-old Anthony Martin on the... Read More

Judge Reschedules Murder Trial to Early 2025

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the murder trial of a 29-year-old defendant to early 2025 in an Oct. 8 hearing. Kemonta Johnson is charged with first-degree... Read More

Suspect in Custody for September Carrollton Ridge Murder

Details On Oct. 5, Central District officers arrested 31-year-old Uriah Cunningham of Baltimore. Baltimore Police Department detectives believe that Cunningham shot and killed 43-year-old Melvin Rogers while on the 1800 block... Read More

ShotSpotter Alerts Lead Officers to Fatal Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 7, at around 10:56 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2300 block of Harford Road to investigate ShotSpotter alerts. Upon arrival, officers observed a 26-year-old male suffering from... Read More

Prosecution’s Schedule Forces Trial Delay in Appleton Street Murder

Details The prosecution asked for postponement of the murder trial of 29-year old Kemonta Johnson in a hearing on Oct. 7. Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, a felony violent crime,... Read More

Jury Finds Abingdon Man Guilty of Baltimore Bus Stop Murder in 2022

Details A 35-year-old Harford County man accused of brutally murdering Keith Bell at a bus stop in 2022 was found guilty on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed for Suspect Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman

Details Based on her unspecified health issues, a prosecutor was granted postponement of a trial for a man accused of murdering a woman he impregnated. Malik McCormick, 23, is charged with... Read More

Dirt Bike Driver Fatally Crashes Into Tree

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Oct. 6, at approximately 6:13 p.m., Eastern District officers responded to the 1200 block of East 25th Street for a fatal accident. Upon arrival, officers were advised by witnesses that... Read More

Dead Body Found Shot in Sheridan Avenue Alley

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 5, at approximately 2:53 p.m., Northern District officers were patrolling the 500 block of Sheridan Avenue when they observed a male lying unresponsive in the rear alleyway. Officers... Read More

Homicide Defendant Brutally Murdered 63-Year-Old Man With Hatchet, Prosecutor Says

Details “The last thing Keith Bell saw was that defendant and this hatchet.” On Sept. 23, a Baltimore City prosecutor presented jurors with the alleged murder weapon that she said defendant... Read More