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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

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

‘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

Woman Accused of Killing Child in 2022 Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Sept. 20, a Baltimore County woman accused of killing a one-year-old child rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecutor offered Aurielle... Read More

Joint Retrial Scheduled Again for 18-Year-Old Defendants

Details On Sept. 19, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled another retrial for two 18-year-old defendants charged with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Clark Hohrein in 2021. William Holloman... Read More

Eastern District Detectives Respond to Non-Fatal Shooting of Teen

Details On Sept. 18, at approximately 9:31 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 2800 block of Edison Highway in reference to a ShotSpotter alert. Once in the area, Baltimore... Read More

Northern District Officers Respond to Shot Teen

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Sept. 17, 2023, at approximately 12:51 a.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 700 block of E. 43rd Street for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Investigation Begins in Non-Fatal Shooting of Teenage Boys

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Sept. 15, at approximately 9:54 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the intersection of S. Central Street and Fleet Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon... Read More

Officers Investigate Non-Fatal Shooting of 2 Juveniles

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Sept. 15, at approximately 8 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the unit block of S. Schroeder Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Police Department Announces Additional Arrest in Brooklyn Homes Critical Incident

Details Acting Commissioner Richard J. Worley, along with Mayor Brandon M. Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announce an arrest in the Brooklyn Homes Critical Incident. On Sept. 13, members... Read More

Detectives Launch Investigation Following Non-Fatal Shooting in Western District

Details On Sept. 8, at approximately 7:20 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of North Pulaski Street and Presstman Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers canvassed the area... Read More

Defendant to Serve 12 Years for Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl on N. Belnord Avenue

Details A 37-year-old man facing 30 charges in connection to the attempted murder of a 15-year-old girl will serve 12 years in prison after accepting a Baltimore City prosecutor’s plea offer... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing to October for 17-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the scheduling hearing of a first-degree murder defendant on Aug. 29. Defendant Daaon Spears, 17, was 16 years old at the... Read More

Detectives Open Investigation into Shooting of Juvenile in Central District

Details On Sept. 1, at approximately 7:05 p.m., officers were patrolling on the 1100 block of East Madison Street when they heard discharging in the area. Officers immediately located a 12-year-old... Read More

Judge Sets New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Rosedale Court Attempted Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a defendant who is accused of committing an attempted murder in 2022. Defendant Salim... Read More

City Leaders Announce Attempted Murder Arrest in Brooklyn Homes Critical Incident

Details Acting Commissioner Richard Worley, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, and representatives from ATF and FBI announce arrests in the Brooklyn Homes critical incident. In reference to the... Read More

Prosecutor Says Video Shows Defendant Followed Victims Before Fatal Robbery on Bloomingdale Road in July 2019

Details Brittany Foster and Julien Rosaly were brutally murdered on July 2, 2019, during an attempted robbery on Bloomingdale Road. Two young men were charged with the crime, but it is... Read More

Three Suspects Arrested Following Carjacking and Shooting at Officers

Details On Aug. 22, officers responded to the 4600 block of Northwood Drive to investigate a carjacking of a Jeep Cherokee. While patrolling the vicinity, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers... Read More

Defendant in T-Mobile Homicide Case Receives Approval for Further Evaluation From Judge

Details Defense attorney Maura Lynch spoke on behalf of her client in mental health court on Aug. 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge E. Gale Raisin to request her client undergo an additional mental... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Launch Investigation into Police-Involved Shooting

Details On Aug. 21, at approximately 2:50 a.m., an off-duty Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officer was in a parked vehicle on 1300 block of Walker Avenue, after he was called in to... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in March North Arlington Avenue Homicide Investigation

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on March 16, in the Western District, investigators have arrested 17-year-old Clifton Devon Shields of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Shields shot and killed... Read More

Officers Respond to Shooting of 15-Year-Old on East Lafayette Avenue

Details On Aug. 21, at approximately 7:42 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 200 block of East Lafayette Avenue for a report of a... Read More

‘My Son Was Taken by Senseless Gun Violence,’ Says Victim’s Mother to 16-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing

Details On Aug. 17, a 16-year-old defendant charged with first-degree murder was sentenced to 21 years in an adult prison by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, despite a... Read More

City Leaders Announce Southern District Arrest in Brooklyn Homes Critical Incident

Details Acting Commissioner Richard Worley, along with Mayor Brandon M. Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced an arrest in the Brooklyn Homes critical incident that occurred on July 2.... Read More