Homicides Archives - Page 64 of 174

Police Respond to N. Montford Avenue Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 2, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 30, at approximately 1:13 a.m., Eastern District officers responded to the 400 block of N. Montford Avenue to investigate a shooting. Once at the location, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Northern Parkway Shooting Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 2, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 29, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers responded to the 2300 block of E. Northern Parkway to investigate a reported shooting. Once at the location, Baltimore... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Suspect Wants New Public Defender

Details On Oct. 2, a homicide defendant tried to fire his public defender in a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Elijah Nicholas is charged... Read More

Southern District Murder Investigation Begins

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 29, at approximately 12:14 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of S. Charles Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Cop Murder Trial Moves Forward Despite Prosecutor’s Request

Details On Sept. 29, tensions were high during the reception court hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shootings of Baltimore Police Department Officer Keona Holley... Read More

Victim Dies in W. Lafayette Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 28, at approximately 9:37 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 2300 block of W. Lafayette Avenue to investigate a shooting. Once at the location, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Murder Retrial Postponed for Defendant Convicted in 2018 Football Field Murder

Details On Sept. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn assisted lawyers on both sides move forward with the retrial of a defendant in a murder case from June... Read More

Reisterstown Road Homicide Case Ends in a Second Mistrial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to make a unanimous decision in a murder trial on Sept. 28. According... Read More

‘Rapists Shouldn’t Be Let Out Early, Period,’ Mayor Says After Police Arrest Suspect for Rape and Murder of Baltimore Tech CEO

Details Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) and government officials formally announced the arrest of suspect Jason Dean Billingsley on Sept. 28 for the rape and murder of tech CEO Pava LaPere,... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Mulberry Street Murder Defendant

Details In a Sept. 7 Baltimore City Circuit Court sentencing hearing for a homicide defendant, Judge Charles H. Dorsey III granted the postponement request of defense attorney Maureen Rowland. Darryon Cephas,... Read More

BPD Announces Reward and Case Links to Suspect Jason Billingsley

Details Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 27, 2023) – The Baltimore Police Department’s Warrant Apprehension Task Force (WATF), alongside the U.S. Marshals continue to actively search for first-degree murder suspect Jason Dean Billingsley. Through... Read More

Prosecutor Says, ‘No Doubt’ of Defendant’s Guilt in 2022 Double Homicide

Details Lamarr Candia “set the wheels in motion” leading to the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds on April 29, 2022, outside Carroll Motor Fuels gas station in... Read More

Suspect Pleads Guilty to Drug-Related Murder

Details On Sept. 25, a second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of 21-year-old Johniece Sheppard accepted a plea offer. Laser Womack, 36, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court for... Read More

Southwest District Detectives Arrest Suspect in August Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on Aug. 16 in the Southwest District, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 24-year-old Cedaria Luckey from Randallstown. Investigators learned that Luckey shot... Read More

Attorneys Negotiate Over a Plea Deal for Homicide Defendant

Details On Sept. 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for 19-year-old defendant James Jenkins III. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Jenkins is charged... Read More

Judge Signs New Commitment Order for Defendant Accused of First-Degree Murder

By Hannah Rainer [former] - September 27, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During mental health court, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin signed a new commitment order concurring with the most recent mental evaluation of a murder defendant. Ronald Alston... Read More

BPD Announce Warrant for Suspect in Murder of Pava LaPere

Details Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 26, 2023) – Acting Commissioner Richard Worley, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announce that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 32-year-old... Read More

Woman Charged With Child’s Death Rejects Plea

Details Defendant Quanshay Timmons and her defense attorney, Jason Rodriguez, rejected the prosecution’s plea offer and scheduled her next trial date. Timmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Girlfriend’s Killing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton accepted the postponement request for a defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter since a prosecutor was unavailable. Harry Wallace is charged with involuntary... Read More

Man Accused of Killing a Police Officer and Another Victim the Same Day Receives Trial Date

Details On Sept. 26, a 33-year-old defendant accused of killing a police officer appeared in reception court before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton to schedule his trial date. Elliot... Read More

Man Accused of Robbery, Murder Receives Trial Date

Details Jaheim Battle and his public defender, Maureen O’Leary, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton to schedule his trial. Battle, 21, is charged with... Read More

Man Who Allegedly Confessed to Roommate’s Murder Denied Bail

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L. Panos denied bail for a 24-year-old Baltimore man who is facing charges for shooting his roommate in the head and leaving the victim’s... Read More

Jurors Begin Deliberations for Mother Accused of Killing Toddler in 2019

Details Shakira Shaw’s guilt was “at an all-time high” on Aug. 22, 2020, when she began feeling the pressure to confess to her son’s murder, a prosecutor said in her closing... Read More

Teen Dies After N. Gilmor Street Shooting

Details On Sept. 25, at approximately 4:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Laurens Street and North Gilmor Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon... Read More