Homicides Archives - Page 87 of 175

Officers Respond to Double Shooting on Danville Avenue

Details On April 5, at approximately 10:22 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were called to the 6100 block of Danville Avenue for a report of... Read More

Counsel Agrees on Trial Date for Man Accused of Shooting Girlfriend in the Head, Burning Her Body

Details Following two days of pre-trial motions, the trial of homicide defendant Jermaine Jeter is expected to move forward next week for the brutal murder of his girlfriend in October 2021. This will... Read More

Man Charged with Murdering Woman, Toddler, Unborn Child Has Trial Delayed Third Time after Prosecutor Admitted to Hospital

Details Tripe homicide defendant Devon Sample had his jury trial postponed for the third time in one year after the prosecutor assigned to the case was admitted to the hospital. On April 4,... Read More

Baltimore Sees Twice As Many Shootings As Homicides in March 2023

By Andrew Michaels - April 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Data | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City saw more than twice as many non-fatal shooting as homicides in March 2023, with the bulk of shootings reported in the city’s western regions. According to Baltimore Witness... Read More

Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing His Wife 55 Times Has Retrial Moved to September

Details A man previously convicted in the stabbing death of his wife had the start of his retrial transferred to another date on April 3 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Amit... Read More

Homicide of 20-Year-Old Male Reported in Southeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 3, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Southeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were patrolling the 2900 block of East Pratt Street when officers heard discharging. Upon... Read More

Officers Report Death of Man Following eastern Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 3, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Southeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 400 block of Imla Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon... Read More

Prosecutor Causes Delay in Retrial for 2016 Murder Defendant

Details A second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of Johniece Shepard had his retrial date postponed on April 3 in a Baltimore City Circuit Court. Laser Womack’s, 26, trial... Read More

Officers Seek Help Locating Suspect in Woodring Avenue Triple Homicide Shooting

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on April 1, on the 2300 block of Woodring Avenue homicide detectives need your help in locating 48-year-old Marvelle Antonio Worsley of the... Read More

Prosecution Enters Nolle Pros for Co-Defendant in 2020 Murder Case of 18-Year-Old

Details A 19-year-old defendant accused of the murder of 18-year-old Riyad Campbell had his case nolle pros by the prosecution before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor on March 31. The prosecution... Read More

East Lafayette Street Shooter Found Not Guilty after Defense Argues There Was No Evidence in 2019 Murder

Details A 49-year-old Baltimore City man was found not guilty on March 29 for the murder of Desmond Scroggins, who was shot in the head and killed late one night along... Read More

Witness’ Description of Shooter Did Not Match Defendant, Defense Says

Details Defense counsel for homicide defendant Sean Melton Jr. argued that the prosecution did not use a witness’ description of the shooter during trial as it did not match her client.... Read More

Woman Charged with 4-Year-Old Boy’s Murder Set for May Trial

Details An eight-day jury trial was scheduled for a Baltimore woman on March 31 in connection to the murder of her partner’s 4-year-old child in 2019. Shateka Lawson, 43, was initially... Read More

Woman in Critical Condition Following Triple Homicide in Northeast District

Details On April 1, at approximately 8:43 p.m., Northeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 3200 block of Woodring Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in January Murder on Pennsylvania Avenue

Details On March 16, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force arrested a 16-year-old male at a residence on the 5700 block of Radecke Avenue. On March... Read More

Arrest Made in Pennsylvania Avenue Double Shooting Investigation

Details On March 28, at 6:00 a.m., members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force (WATF) arrested 21-year-old Kishawn Brooks without incident. Brooks was arrested in the 5200 block of Reisterstown Road... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting Woman at Close Range on Stafford Street in 2019

Details Homicide defendant Calvin McCrea tried to cover his tracks by calling the cell phone of 33-year-old Antone Suggs ten times after he had already shot her to death, according to... Read More

Murder Defendant Believes He Is Charged with ‘Self Defense,’ Judge Orders Competency Review

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin inquired a murder defendant about his charges during a mental health court hearing and he replied “self defense.” Defendant... Read More

Defendant in Fatal 6th Street Shooting Case Sentenced for Homicide

Details “I often think about how my cousin was beaten and killed,” said the cousin of homicide victim Dwayne Maxwell while the defendant charged in his death pleaded guilty on March... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Wife’s Ex Found Guilty of Murder

Details An argument over a child’s dirty diaper turned deadly between a father and step-father along W. Caton Avenue in June 2022. Less than a year later, homicide defendant Theodore Johnson’s... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Seven Years for 2021 Fatal Stabbing on York Road

Details It was Robert Edwards’ reaction to the placement of a Boombox that led to the death of 59-year-old John Gillian on a September afternoon in 2021. The 40-year-old defendant “exploded, got... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests More Time to Prepare in Case Against Mother Accused of Murdering Her Infant Son

Details On March 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a Baltimore resident charged with murdering her son in 2020. Defense counsel Janine Meckler, representing Shakira Shaw, requested... Read More

Homicide Defendant Was Working at Time of Shooting on North Fulton Avenue, Defense Argues

Details An argument between Robert Davis and Sean Melton Jr. on June 24, 2019, turned fatal on Ruskin Avenue. Both men went their separate ways, but Davis was found fatally shot on the... Read More

Officers Seek Information in North Pulaski Street Homicide Case

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

Details On March 29, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Western District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 600 block of North Pulaski Street after receiving a ShotSpotter alert... Read More