Juveniles

By Racquel Bazos [former] - January 5, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Jan. 5, two 18-year-old defendants charged in the July 2023 mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule a motions... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - January 5, 2024
Data | Featured | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Baltimore ended 2023 under 300 homicides for the first time since 2015. Non-fatal shootings also dropped nearly 8 percent year-over-year. However, according to Baltimore Witness’ data, homicides slightly increased in... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - January 4, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Counsel failed to schedule a trial for an 18-year-old murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Jan. 4.  Clifton Shields is charged with two counts... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 20, 2023
Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on Dec. 17 in the Northwest District, homicide detectives have arrested 28-year-old Christopher Gamble of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Christopher Gamble was responsible... Read More

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - December 18, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of all charges on Dec. 15. On Dec. 14, the assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney Jason Rodriguez gave closing statements in front of... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 18, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 17, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Northwest District officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a young child who was brought in seeking treatment for a gunshot wound.... Read More

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

Details On Dec. 14, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a call for a walk-in shooting victim.  Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

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

Details On Dec. 14, at approximately 2:11 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4100 block of Edgehill Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

By Hannah Rainer [former] - December 11, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Dec. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. presided over a tightly packed courtroom for the sentencing of a defendant found guilty of murdering two people in... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 4, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of Kenwood Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting.  Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - December 4, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the reception court hearing of an 18-year-old murder defendant over doubts of his competency. Arthur McCaden is charged... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 1, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Eastern District on Aug. 17, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested a 15-year-old from Baltimore. Investigators learned that the 15-year-old male... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 28, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 28, a 20-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer. Cameron Cunningham is charged with first-... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 27, at approximately 4:12 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of Wildwood Parkway to investigate reported discharging.  Once at the location, officers observed a... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 22, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 21, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in victim seeking treatment. Once at the hospital, officers located a 17-year-old... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - November 14, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details An 18-year-old teen charged with 57 counts of attempted murder and weapons charges for his involvement in the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting may be eligible to transfer from the Department... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 11, at approximately 8:43 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a call for a walk-in shooting victim.  Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 9, 2023
Data | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Baltimore Witness data reveals that the citywide homicide rate fell by nearly half in October. There were 12 homicides reported for the month, down from 22 in September.  A quarter... Read More

By Mya Wesley [former] - November 8, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Nov. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court  Judge Charles H. Dorsey III presided as the jury foreperson read read out a guilty verdict in a teen homicide case. Tavon Battle,... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 8, 2023
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred on Nov. 2, in the Northeast District, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested a 15-year-old male. Investigators learned that the 15-year-old suspect was... Read More

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 8, 2023
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 7, at approximately 11:16 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 200 block of North Conkling Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 7, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters scheduled the trial of a murder defendant in the new year despite his attorney’s objections. Roger Alvarado-Mendoza is charged... Read More

By Shiloh Eschbach [former] - November 4, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Oct. 31, the defense attorney for a Baltimore man accused of the homicide of a 13-year-old girl asked the jury not to let her “absolutely tragic death” fuel their... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 3, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Nov. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III presided over closing arguments in the trial of a 36-year-old homicide defendant.  Tavon Battle is charged with first-degree... Read More