Homicides Archives - Page 86 of 175

Accused Killer Gets 25 Years in Prison For Fatally Shooting 54-Year-Old Man

Details A 52-year-old man charged with the murder of Ahnmad Artis in February 2022 was sentenced to 25 years of incarceration on April 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Ausby.... Read More

Judge Schedules New Date for Defendant Charged with West Belvedere Avenue Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a defendant charged with three counts of first-degree murder on April 11. Prosecutors had no plea offer for defendant Shawn Brewton,... Read More

Judge Denies Convicted Murderer Alcohol, Drug Evaluation Based on Time Served Eligibility

Details A convicted homicide defendant was denied his request for an alcohol and drug treatment evaluation on April 11 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays told him he... Read More

Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder For Deadly Home Invasion in 2019

Details One of the co-defendants accused in a deadly home invasion in 2019 has pleaded guilty to murder, among other charges. On April 11, Aaron Butler and his co-defendant, Kahlil Madden, appeared before Baltimore... Read More

Trial Begins for Baltimore Man Charged with Fatally Shooting His Girlfriend and Burning Her Body

Details “Convicting an innocent man for murder is not justice,” said defense attorney Brandon T. Taylor to a jury on April 11, the first day of trial for a man charged... Read More

Western District Detectives Investigating North Monroe Street Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 11, at approximately 3:35 p.m., Western District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1800 block of West Lexington Street for a ShotSpotter alert. Upon... Read More

Judge Hands Down 25-Year Sentence to Defendant after Accepting Alford Plea for East 20th Street Murder

Details A 52-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Ali Bey on April 11 after agreeing to plead guilty earlier this year. In February, Shawn Purvis entered... Read More

Triple Shooting in Eastern District Leaves One Dead

Details On April 11, at approximately 1:14 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2700 block of Ashland Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter alert.... Read More

Officers Report Fatal Shooting on South Beechfield Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 9, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 300 block of South Beechfield Avenue for a report of... Read More

Fatal Cutting Incident Reported in Home on Dartmouth Road

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On April 10, at approximately 5:20 p.m., Northern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a home in the 1000 block of Dartmouth Road for a cutting.... Read More

Teen Dies after Walking into Hospital for Treatment in Northern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 10, at approximately 3:39 p.m., Northern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to Sinai Hospital to investigate a walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant in 2021 ATM Shooting Pleads Guilty to Assault

Details A 26-year-old woman accused of involuntary manslaughter in 2021 pleaded down to second-degree assault for a sentence of four years on April 10. Jasmine Jones was originally scheduled to begin jury... Read More

Detectives Report Homicide Shooting Victim Found in Car in Southwest District

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

Details On April 9, at approximately 11:33 p.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were on patrol, when they heard gunshots near the 300 block of South Beechfield... Read More

Baltimore Resident Receives Maximum Sentence in Haddon Avenue Homicide Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced a homicide defendant to the maximum sentence after hearing heartfelt statements from the 51-year-old victim’s family on April 9, three years... Read More

Officers Report Death of Man Found Inside Home on West North Avenue Following Cutting

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

Details On April 7, at approximately 3:43 p.m., a Western District officer with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) was approached by an individual at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West... Read More

Detectives Seeking Information in Shooting Homicide of 19-Year-Old

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

Details On April 9, at approximately 2:31 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1600 block of Chilton Street for a report of a... Read More

Fatal Vehicle Crash Reported in Northern District

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

Details On April 9, 2023, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a dumpster on the 5700 block of... Read More

Western District Officers Report Fatal Shooting in Business on Presstman Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 9, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 8, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Western District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a business in the 1300 block of Presstman Street for a... Read More

Man Accused of 2021 Belair Road Stabbing Found Guilty

Details On June 21, 2021, homicide defendant Brandon Beshore crossed a line when he stabbed 33-year-old Daurell Hudson to death on Belair Road, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments on April 6. ... Read More

Homicide Defendant Convicted of 1997 Murder Has Probation Violation Hearing Postponed Pending a Case in Pennsylvania

Details A 42-year-old convicted homicide defendant’s probation violation hearing was postponed on April 5 pending the ruling in another case in Pennsylvania. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong was informed of a... Read More

Judge Allows Prosecution to Use Medical Examiner’s Testimony from Previous Trial in Homicide Defendant’s Retrial

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor argued to use a medical examiner’s previous testimony for the retrial of homicide defendant Jason Alcindor on April 5 after a judge recently denied the assistant... Read More

Public Defender’s Office Seeks New Counsel For ’39 Babies’ Gang Member

Details Baltimore City’s Office of the Public Defender is actively working to reassign counsel to the case of 21-year-old Datwain Jackson, who is one of several suspects allegedly belonging to the... Read More

Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Suspect in Shooting that Killed One and Left Five Injured

Details On April 4, at approximately 4:30 p.m., members of the Southwest District Action Team, Baltimore Community Intelligence Center (BCIC) and the Baltimore City Helicopter Unit (Foxtrot) coordinated efforts to arrest... Read More

Woman Who Confessed to 1-Year-Old Boy’s Murder Gets September Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a September trial date for a 26-year-old mother accused of her child’s murder after confessing voices told her to do it. Shakira Shaw,... Read More