Homicides

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 16, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal Southwest District shooting incident. Lavar Steeles, 23, was killed on June 13, in the 1500 block of W. Fayette... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 16, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northeast District. On June 14, at approximately 11:38 p.m., officers received multiple calls reporting a shooting at the intersection... Read More

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Suspects | Victims |

Details Jalesia Offer, 35, withdrew her guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown on June 13. Offer previously pleaded guilty to second-degree child abuse in connection to... Read More

By Daniel Rogers - June 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Due to the unavailability of multiple prosecution witnesses in August and September and other issues, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland decided on June 13 to schedule Zion... Read More

By Ethan Russo - June 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Jury selection for the case of Andrew Curry, 24, was postponed during a hearing on June 13. Curry is accused of the first-degree murder of Desmond Gardner, 27, in a... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southwest District. On June 13, at approximately 12:13 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to an area hospital regarding... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting incident that occurred in the Western District. Melvin Drummond, 29, was killed on June 11, in the 2100... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 12, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced that Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has decided not to file charges in the fatal officer-involved... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 12, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Western District. On June 11, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 2100 block of Presbury... Read More

By Jasmine Milbourne , Jane Cox - June 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A decade after pleading guilty, Michael Small, 57, claimed his original defense counsel neglected to inform him of a deadline to file a motion for a reduced sentence. Baltimore City... Read More

By Jasmine Milbourne - June 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert denied Dandre Woods-Bethel’s request for a new lawyer after he complained his current lawyer’s efforts were “ineffective” the last day of trial... Read More

By Sage Cho - June 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Data | Featured | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Homicides in Baltimore City roughly tripled from April to May, and reported non-fatal shootings dropped by approximately 46 percent. Compared to the six homicides in April, May saw 20, demonstrating... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details In reference to the homicide of Derek Parker, 34, investigators have identified an incident location. Derek Parker, 34, died after arriving at an area hospital on June 2. Investigators found... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting that occurred June 7 in the Northern District. Darrell Conway, 33, was pronounced deceased on June 7. The... Read More

By Allyson Rogers - June 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Jermal Lundy, 25, stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 11, requesting a postponement to allow more time for evidence to be reviewed. Lundy is... Read More

By Jena Queen - June 10, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | In The Media | Intern Highlights | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details At the end of his bench trial on June 9, Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29, testified about his history of mental illness in an unsuccessful attempt to prove himself not criminally responsible... Read More

By Tomas Coles - June 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided during a motions hearing on June 9 in which the defense moved to strike expert testimony by three prosecution witnesses. Defendant... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southern District on June 8, investigators have arrested Melvin Scott, 32, of Baltimore. Scott was arrested in connection with the homicide... Read More

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details The jury reached a mixed verdict on June 5 in the homicide trial of 17-year-old Samijae Canada before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Canada was acquitted of... Read More

By Allyson Rogers , Riley Mathews , Andrew Michaels - June 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 9, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southern District. On June 8, at approximately 9:16 p.m., Southern District officers were called to the 3400 block of... Read More

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

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On June 7, at approximately 2:56 a.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Thorndale Avenue for... Read More

By Sage Cho - June 6, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Members of victims’ families gathered in Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 6 for the double murder trial of defendant Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29.  Woods-Bethel and his attorney, Maureen O’Leary, opted... Read More

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an Oct. 1 trial date for 18-year-old defendant Davion Foreman during a reception court hearing on June 6. Foreman is charged... Read More