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Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Life Plea, Given August Trial Date

Details An attempted murder defendant received a trial date on Feb. 6 after rejecting a life plea offered by prosecutors. Defendant Quinton Hillery was offered a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Delayed a Day Due to Defense Attorney’s Absence

Details A defense attorney Donald Wright called into reception court from an airport on Feb. 6 to request a postponement due to travel issues. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Defendant Rejects Five-Year Plea in Gwynn Oak Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore man facing several weapons charges for his alleged involvement in an August 2022 non-fatal shooting received a trial date on Feb. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Homicide Detectives Take Control of Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation of Three Victims on Harford Road

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

Details Eastern District homicide detectives have assumed control over the investigation of three people on Feb. 5. On Sunday, at approximately 12:12 a.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were... Read More

Officers Report Shooting of Teen and 60-Year-Old Woman in Northeast District

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

Details On Feb. 4, 2023, at approximately 11:01 p.m., officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1500 block of Medford Road for the reports of a shooting. Once... Read More

Officers Report Non-Fatal Shooting of Female Victim on Cambria Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Southern District shooting detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a non-fatal shooting of a 58-year-old female on Feb. 2. On Thursday, at approximately 8:07 p.m., officers responded... Read More

Northeastern District Detectives Launch Probe into Non-Fatal Shooting on Cedarhurst Road

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 2, at approximately 3:04 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to a home in the 3800 block of Cedarhurst Road to investigate a reported... Read More

Private Attorney Enters His Appearance on Behalf of Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A scheduling hearing for an attempted murder case was continued after a private defense attorney recently entered his appearance on Feb. 1. Roland Brown appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Charged with 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Feb. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder for trial following his decision to reject the plea offered to him.... Read More

‘No Justification’ for Co-Defendants’ Attack in Fell’s Point, Prosecutor Says

Details At the start of attempted homicide defendant Luciano Bruno’s trial on Feb. 1, counsel were at odds with one another over who started the fight that ended with a non-fatal... Read More

17-Year-old Walk-In Shooting Victim Receives Treatment in Northeast District

Details On Feb. 1, at approximately 4:37 p.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to an area hospital where a shooting victim walked in seeking treatment. Upon arrival, officers located a... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives April Trial Date

Details During a reception court hearing on Jan. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date for an attempted murder defendant. Defendant Levar Brown, who was represented by stand-in... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Third Defendant in Weapons Case

Details A defendant facing numerous weapons charges rejected another plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Feb 1. During Wednesday’s hearing, the prosecutor offered defendant Stacy Ellis a plea similar to one rejected... Read More

Defendant Charged in Double Non-Fatal Shooting Gets April Trial Date

Details On Jan. 31, a man charged with attempted murder received a trial date during his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During Tuesday’s hearing, defendant Mario... Read More

Multiple People Shot Over the Weekend at the Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street

Details Central District homicide investigators with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have been summoned and assumed control over the investigation of a shooting which occurred on Jan 28. On Saturday, at... Read More

Two Walk-In Non-Fatal Shooting Victims Reported in Southeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 30, at approximately 10:52 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an area hospital for a report of walk-in shooting victims. Once... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Accused in 2022 Shooting of 19-Year-Old

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a three-day trial for an attempted murder defendant in reception court on Jan. 27. Defendant Victor Shuron II rejected a plea offered... Read More

Citizen Flags Down Officers on Garrison Boulevard to Report Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 29, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Northwest District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were on patrol in the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard, when they were flagged... Read More

Southeast District Detectives Launch Investigation into May Court Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 28, at approximately 3:56 p.m., Southeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 1400 block of May Court to investigate a reported shooting.... Read More

Northern District Seeking Answers in Non-Fatal Shooting on Wylie Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 28, at approximately 4:57 p.m., Northern District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 3000 block of Wylie Avenue to investigate a reported shooting.... Read More

Southeast District Officers Seek Answers in Shooting on E. Fairmount Avenue

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

Details On Jan. 28, at approximately 4:33 a.m., Southeast District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were on patrol when they heard discharging in the 3400 Block of E. Fairmount... Read More

Attorneys Return to Reception Court to Request Judge in Attempted Murder Case

Details A woman accused of attempted murder received a different trial date and judge during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 27. Counsels involved in... Read More

Police Seeking Identities of Suspects Accused of Shooting Edmondson High School Students, one Fatally

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are seeking help identifying two shooting suspects from Jan. 5 On the day of the incident, Deanta Dorsey and four other Edmondson High School students... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Awaiting Competency Evaluation Mistakenly Appears on Reception Court Docket

Details An attempted murder defendant failed to appear for his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 26 due to a pending mental health evaluation.... Read More