Non-Fatal Shooting Archives - Baltimore Witness

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 2, 2025
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Northwest District. On July 1, at approximately 4:44 p.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for... Read More

Questions of Self-Defense Arise in Assault Trial’s Closing Statements

Details The jury heard contradicting closing statements in the assault trial of Dwayne Frazier before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill on July 1. Frazier, 48, is charged with... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery After Unsuccessfully Claiming Ineffective Counsel

Details After a back-and-forth with the court, Dewan Houshins, 26, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and felony firearm use, receiving a combined sentence of 15 years plus five years supervised probation from... Read More

Judge Demands ADA Compliancy for Wheelchair-Bound Defendant Following Transport Delay

Details Attempted murder defendant Arnold Jackson, 54, received an August trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on July 1. The scheduling hearing came a day after... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting Near Old York Road

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 1, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Northern District. On June 30, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Northern District officers responded to the intersection of Greenmount Avenue... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Set for September Trial

Details Tony Harper, a 35-year-old previously convicted felon, is set to stand trial on Sept. 5 for illegal firearm possession following a 2024 incident in Baltimore. Read More

Defendant Receives Home Detention After Pleading Guilty to Shooting Outside Everyman Theatre

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard granted defendant Quan Daishawn Jones, 28, home detention on June 30 after Jones pleaded guilty to having a handgun on his person. ... Read More

Trial Postponed for West Caton Street Shooting Suspect

Details On June 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant overheard a defense motion for postponement in the case of 42-year-old Marcus Lilly. Lilly is charged with three counts... Read More

‘Under No Circumstances’ Will Judge Postpone Homicide Case After Failure to Transport Defendant to Court

Details Arnold Jackson, 54, failed to appear before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 30 after counsel failed to notify the court he was hospitalized and required... Read More

Defendant Unknowingly Shoots at Undercover Police Vehicle

Details At the start of 48-year-old Dwayne Frazier‘s trial on June 30, the prosecution told jurors that the defendant shot at a car he believed was following him only to learn... Read More

Man Shot on E. Preston Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 30, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an Eastern District shooting investigation. On June 30, at approximately 12:55 a.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of E. Preston Street regarding a... Read More

Trial Set For Clay Street Shooter

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set an October trial date for 21-year-old Antonio Louis Mackey on June 27. Mackey is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder,... Read More

Triple Shooting Case Slated for Trial in August

Details Two co-defendants in a fatal January triple shooting appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 27 to receive a date for trial. Tavon Singleton, 34,... Read More

Forty-Eight Percent of June’s Homicide, Non-Fatal Shooting Cases Resolved Before Trial

Details Nearly half of all homicide and non-fatal shooting cases scheduled for trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court so far this month were resolved before moving forward, according to the latest... Read More

York Road Shooting Leaves 2 Injured

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 26, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a shooting in the Northern District. On June 26, at approximately 3:28 p.m., officers responded to the 5400 block of York... Read More

October Trial Set for Suspect in 2023 Downtown Shooting

By Sage Cho - June 26, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Parties reached an agreement on an October trial date for attempted murder defendant Jesse Freels, 24, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 25. Freels, who... Read More

Attorneys Debate Face Marking in Non-Fatal Shooting

By Ethan Russo - June 26, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Counsel delivered closing statements on June 26 in the attempted murder of a victim on the 500 block of N. Curley Street on May 6, 2024. Christopher Boykin, 26, is... Read More

Drug Trafficking Trial Postponed to August

By Riley Mathews - June 26, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the non-fatal shooting, drug trafficking case of K’Hova Barfield on June 26. Defense attorney James Sweeting III took on Barfield’s case... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details Carlos Freeman, 43, accepted an agreement on June 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow, pleading guilty to first-degree assault and use of a firearm in the... Read More

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to Mistrial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted a mistrial for one of 37-year-old Munir Matin’s three criminal cases on June 25 following findings of prosecutorial misconduct. Proceedings ended... Read More

Trial Continues for Man Accused of Attempted Murder

Details The jury trial of Christopher Boykin, 26, continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Geller on June 25. Boykin is on trial for 20 charges, including conspiracy to commit... Read More

Judge Denies Dismissal And Limits Evidence in Triple Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones denied a motion to dismiss the case of homicide defendant Munir Matin on June 23. Matin, 37, faces 38 charges across three... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the non-fatal shooting trial of Cephus D. Lawrence on June 24 pending further investigation. Lawrence, 58, is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Judge Complains About Defense Attorney in Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland appeared exasperated at defense attorney Angela Shelton’s conduct regarding her handling of an attempted murder case on June 23. Stand-in defense attorney... Read More