Homicides Archives - Page 62 of 174

Hayward Avenue Shooting Victim Dies on Scene

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

Details On Oct. 17, at approximately 4:05 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers were called to the 3800 block of Hayward Avenue for a report of shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Detectives Find Body in Mura Street Vacant Home

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

Details On Oct. 16, at approximately 5:13 a.m., Central District patrol officers responded to the 700 block of Mura Street, for a DOA call from an anonymous caller. Once at the... Read More

Northwest Detectives Respond to Chelsea Terrace Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 16, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 15, at approximately 08:21 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers observed 19-year-old Jordan Isiah Wise... Read More

Southwest District Fire Investigation Reveals 2 Stabbing Victims

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 16, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details On Oct. 13, at approximately 11:35 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Ramsay Street and South Gilmor Street to assist the fire department. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Woman Dies in Fatal Car Accident

Details On Oct. 12, at approximately 6:01 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers patrolling the 5800 block of Belair Road encountered a vehicle accident with injuries. Upon arrival, officers observed two vehicles... Read More

‘They Intend to Make Him Look Like a Scary Animal,’ Says Defense Attorney During Closing Statements at Murder Trial

Details Defense attorney Brandon Mead and the assistant state’s attorney gave closing statements on Oct. 12 in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer in the first-degree murder... Read More

Trial Date Set for Belair Road Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial. Keith Anderson is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a felony... Read More

Judge Schedules 2020 Evergreen Street Murder Retrial

Details On Oct. 12, a 43-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his retrial. Keith Taylor is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Attorneys Debate Reliability of Cell Phone, DNA Evidence in 2021 Murder Trial

Details In an emotional plea, the prosecutor of a Baltimore man accused of his close friend’s murder told the court the suspect and his co-defendant planned the murder and that the... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Three Co-Defendants Facing First-Degree Murder Charges

Details On Oct. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for three codefendants, Raquan Baylor, Kamar Robinson and Darian Adams in connection to the June 2019... Read More

Judge Sentences Final Co-Defendant of 2019 McElderry Street Murder Case

Details On Oct. 12, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton sentenced one of the four co-defendants charged with the murder of 21-year-old Donnell Brockington almost four years ago on Nov.... Read More

Defendant Charged With Fatally Stabbing Wife 55 Times Gets Retrial Date

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 44-year-old homicide defendant Amit Kumar. Kumar is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Uncle Sentenced to 25 Years for Stomping His 15-year-Old Nephew to Death

Details Hezekiah Pettiford was a happy and healthy 15-year-old boy when he went to live with his uncle, Dion Ball, in October 2019. Over the next 11 months, a Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Sets a New Trial Date for Shannon Drive Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 22-year-old homicide defendant Desron Barber. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Barber is... Read More

East Preston Street Shooter Gets 38 Years for Homicide Plea

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Oct. 10 when he accepted a plea offer from the prosecution for the murder of Kennod Lamont Taylor... Read More

Judge Presides Over Opening Statements in First-Degree Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided as the trial began on Oct. 10. Both defense attorney Brandon Mead, and the assistant state’s attorney gave brief opening statements... Read More

2019 Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 10, a defendant accused of a 2019 murder appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear a plea offer and schedule a trial date. ... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing Delayed by Middle East War

Details On Oct. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the reception court hearing for a murder defendant because his defense lawyer couldn’t get back to the United States.... Read More

Eastern District Officers Respond to Cliftwood Avenue Murder

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 10, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 6, at approximately 6:17 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2000 block of Cliftwood Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 28-year-old... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Charged in Edmondson Avenue Murder

Details On Oct. 6 Ricky Darnell Crenshaw, 47, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in a reception court hearing to schedule his trial date for a March... Read More

‘Callous Murder,’ Says Prosecution in Sentencing Carey Street Homicide Defendant

Details The courtroom was packed for the Oct. 6 sentencing of a defendant found guilty of killing 24-year-old Joshua Whittington in April 2022. Tavon Jamal Green, Jr., 23, was charged with... Read More

W. North Avenue Murder Case to Move Forward With Motions Hearing

Details Homicide defendant Stephawn Tate and his defense counsel will return to reception court next month with plans to schedule a motions hearing for the three-year-old case. The 22-year-old defendant is... Read More

Man Charged in New Year’s Day Murder Gets Early 2024 Trial Date

Details A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old D’Asia Garrison and injuring a 31-year-old man on New Year’s Day is set to begin trial early next year, just days after... Read More

Second Co-Defendant in N. Milton Avenue Double Shooting Released on Home Detention

Details The second co-defendant charged with the murder of 26-year-old Brionna Glasgow and shooting of a 29-year-old man was released on house arrest on Oct. 6, a day before the two-year... Read More