Homicides Archives - Page 65 of 174

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

Retrial Defendant Argues Self-Defense for Reisterstown Road Homicide

Details On Sept. 25, the jury trial ended for 41-year-old Byron Erin Lewis as attorneys presented closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels. According to the Maryland... Read More

18-Year-Old Defendant Awaits Verdict in the Murder of Mergenthaler High School Student

Details On Sept. 25, Nizah Daniels appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton to hear closing arguments in the murder of a Mergenthaler High School Student. Daniels, 18,... Read More

Defendant Faces Between 28 and 48 Years In Prison for Murder Outside Dollar Plus Food Market in 2022

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man charged with a deadly fight outside a W. Pratt Street Dollar Plus food market in 2022 is expected to serve between 28 and 48 years in... Read More

Police Find Female Victim’s Body in Apartment Complex

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 25, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Sept. 25, at approximately 11:34 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an apartment complex on the 300 block of W. Franklin Street to investigate a call for service.... Read More

Judge Postpones Francis Street Murder Defendant’s Retrial

Details On Sept. 25, defendant Damien Woods and his stand-in defense attorney, Todd Oppenheim, asked Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to postpone Woods’ retrial. Woods, 35, is charged... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant Receives New Trial Date

Details Over a year after a hung jury resulted in a mistrial, a homicide defendant reappeared in reception court before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear a plea... Read More

Jury Acquits Co-Defendants of Derby Manor Drive Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury acquitted co-defendants Freedom Brown and Devon Pailin of all murder and weapons charges in connection to the shooting of Tyrell Johnson-Woods after their defense... Read More

Co-Defendants Receive Trial Date in 2024 For Killing 1, Injuring Another in Double Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a January trial date for two co-defendants accused of a double shooting in 2021, killing 26-year-old Brionna Glasglow and injuring... Read More

Victims Die After W. Patapsco Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 25, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 24, at approximately 2:52 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of W. Patapsco Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Baltimore Police Department officers responded... Read More

Officers Investigate E. Mulberry Street Homicide

Details On Sept. 23, at approximately 11:01 p.m., Central District officers were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Mulberry Street for a shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers located... Read More

Officers Respond to N. Curley Street Shooting

Details On Sept. 23, at approximately 10:46 a.m., Southeast District officers responded to the 400 block of N. Curley Street for a shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers located a... Read More

Man Dies After Saint Lo Drive Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 25, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 22, at approximately 3:48 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2800 block of Saint Lo Drive to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Trio Accused of 2022 Murder

Details On Sept. 11, a prosecutor and attorneys for three co-defendants charged with murder appeared to postpone the scheduled jury trial that was before a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles... Read More

‘Brazen, Bold, Shameless,’ Prosecutor Says During Opening Statements in Murder Trial for Mervo High School Student

Details The afternoon of Sept. 20 saw a heavily packed courtroom as the prosecution and defense contentiously began their arguments on a murder case involving two high school students. Nizah Daniels,... Read More

Argument Over Woman Turned Deadly in 2021 Reisterstown Road Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details Five months after his mistrial, defendant Byron Erin Lewis sat at defense counsel’s table on Sept. 21, once again, facing charges for the murder of 32-year-old Shammarh Jenkins on a... Read More

Safe Streets Mediator Gets Suspended Sentence for Vehicular Manslaughter

Details Family members and supporters of Safe Streets employee and vehicular manslaughter defendant Gardnel Carter appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court in large numbers, describing the defendant as an asset to... Read More

Grief and Mental Illness Were Behind Mother’s Alleged Confession of Son’s Murder, Defense Argues

Details Shakira Shaw grieved after the death of her 22-month-old son, Kaleb Shaw, from what medical examiners determined was due to natural causes. This grueling grief process combined with Shaw’s battle... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial and Orders a Competency Evaluation for Homicide Defendant

Details On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller postponed a trial for 24-year-old Jayquan Bridgeman, believing that the defendant should be evaluated for mental illness. According to... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for Homicide Defendant

Details On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa. M. Phinn scheduled a trial for Nov. 9 for a 24-year-old homicide defendant. Judge Jeffrey M. Geller previously postponed the trial... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of S. Loudon Street Killing

Details On Sept. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the trial of a defendant accused of the 2022 murder of 37-year-old Tyrone Walker. Dana Davenport’s defense attorney,... Read More