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Police Investigate Homicide in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on the 1600 block of Ruxton Avenue on May 15. According to a press release, officers... Read More

Man Dies from Shooting Injuries Nearly Eight Years Later

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) reported that a 46-year-old man has died from injuries he received after being shot on June 26, 2005 on the 900 block of Bethune Road.... Read More

Male Victim Dies after Shooting on The Alemada

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) located a unidentified male victim suffering from a gunshot wound on the 4800 block of The Alameda after 9:52 p.m. on May 13.... Read More

Grandfather and Grandson Co-Defendants Found Not Guilty in 2020 Murder

Details “Convict them of murder anyway. That’s offensive,” said defense attorney Staci Pipkins on the last day of trial for a homicide co-defendant accused of murdering 25-year-old Devante Smith before Baltimore... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Seek Answers in Wakefield Road Shooting Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 12, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 10, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Northwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 4500 block of Wakefield Road to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

Credibility of Victim’s Friend Comes into Question in 2019 Murder Trial

Details Homicide defendant Aaron Michael Clubb shot and killed 22-year-old Jaquan Johnson during a drug deal gone bad, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors on May 10 in what he described... Read More

Officers Seek Answers in Northeast District Shooting Cases

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details On May 10, at approximately 4:17 p.m., Northeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 5400 block of Moores Run Drive to investigate a report of... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Female Defendant Convicted in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Murder Case

Details The defendant convicted for murdering 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods had her sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown on May 10. On Wednesday, defense attorney Natalie Finegar,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s ‘Final Judgement Is to Come’ for Drug-Related Shooting in 2020

Details Homicide defendant Chance Taylor was sentenced to ten years of incarceration on May 9 after moving forward with a plea offer rather than a retrial. A jury acquitted the 24-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Defendant Convicted in 2021 West Saratoga Street Shooting Homicide

Details On May 10, a Baltimore man convicted of murdering 32-year-old Tavon Hutton had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown. During Wednesday’s hearing, defense attorney Natalie Finegar... Read More

Death Ruled Homicide in 2012 Shooting Following Victims Death Ten Years Later

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has ruled the death of a 25-year-old man a homicide after he succumbed to his injuries ten years after being shot in 2012. Daniel Schaefer... Read More

Prosecution Offers One Month Incarceration for Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details On May 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton agreed to incarcerate a manslaughter defendant for one month. Defense attorneys Janet K. Andersen and Robert A. Cohen appeared... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Girlfriend’s Murder, Hiding Her Body in Druid Hill Park

Details There are two types of evidence: factual and circumstantial. And in the case of defendant Major Kinchen, a Baltimore City prosecutor said before a jury, it is the circumstantial evidence... Read More

New Defense Counsel, Witness Availability Delays 2021 Washington Boulevard Murder Trial

Details A man accused of killing 27-year-old Kevin Kelly in 2021 had his trial postponed on May 10 due to changes in defense counsel and the prosecution’s witness availability. Marcus Owens,... Read More

Mother Forgives Co-Defendants Accused of Son’s Murder in 2019

Details In between moments of pause and tears, the mother of Donnell Brockington forgave defendants James Dunbar and Shamar Jerry on May 9 for their involvement in the death of her 21-year-old son after the... Read More

Co-Defendants Begin Trial for South Mason Court Homicide

Details On Feb. 7, 2020, Gary Watkins got into an argument with a woman who was like a daughter to him over allegedly stolen drugs, a Baltimore City prosecutor told a... Read More

Prosecutor Accuses Defendant of Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old in Opening Statements

Details On May 9, a Baltimore murder defendant who allegedly shot his housemates and killed a 17-year-old girl was retried. Defendant Lenny Epps appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for the... Read More

Woman Accused of Partner’s 4-Year-Old Son’s Death to Plead Guilty in December

Details A 44-year-old woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death from a scalding bath is expected to plead guilty to his murder in December. Shateka Lawson was originally scheduled to go to... Read More

Victim’s Death Was ‘A Drug Deal Gone Bad, a Robbery Turned Fatal,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury

Details Nearly four years after 26-year-old Jaquan Johnson was gunned down in the streets, his alleged killer, Aaron Michael Clubb, sat before a 12-person jury on May 9 as his defense counsel... Read More

Safe Streets Employee Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in 2020 Set for Sentencing in September

Details Manslaughter defendant Gardnel Carter is expected to be sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court this September upon agreeing to plead guilty to the death of Charles Buster Banks in 2020. The terms of the plea... Read More

Sibling Accepts Guilty Plea for Fatally Shooting Brother in 2020

Details On May 8, a homicide defendant accepted a guilty plea for murdering 24-year-old Jerron Davis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill. Defendant Jalonte Davis accepted a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Judge Postpones Convicted Murder Defendant’s Hearing in 2021 Shooting Homicide Case

Details On May 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald Silkworth administratively postponed a convicted murder defendant’s hearing because they were not transported to court. Defense attorney David Walsh-Little reported that... Read More

Double Shooting Investigation Underway in Central District

Details On May 4, at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of West Lafayette Avenue for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 51-year-old Douglas Bates and an... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Seek Help in case of Fatally Shot Man Found in the Street on Perring Parkway

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 8, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 6, at approximately 1:26 p.m., Northeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the intersection of East Belvedere Avenue and Perring Parkway to investigate... Read More