Shooting Archives - Baltimore Witness

Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Against Defendant in Double-Homicide Trial

Details Tyrone Payne’s ex-girlfriend took the stand April 9 to testify against him on the second day of his double-homicide trial. Payne, 24, and co-defendant, Vincent “Smurf” Harris, 27, are charged... Read More

Homicides, Non-Fatal Shootings Increase From February to March

Details Baltimore saw increases in both homicides and non-fatal shootings from February to March, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows 14 reported homicide incidents in March, an approximate 27 percent... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 10 postponed Tyrone Bennett‘s trial. He’s accused in the murder of Donte Long, 51, on Dec. 16, 2023. According to charging... Read More

11 Members of Curtis Bay Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

Details Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced April 9 that 11 people have been charged from a long-term investigation in Southern Baltimore City. Charges in the indictments include illegal possession of... Read More

2 Teens Charged in February 2024 Murder

Details In reference to a Feb. 3, 2024 homicide that occurred in the Western District, investigators have arrested Noah Diggs, 18, of Baltimore and a teenage girl, 17, from Baltimore. Investigators... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Faces Late June Trial

By Jamiya Austin - April 9, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a two-day jury trial for shootout defendant Carlos Freeman, 43, after he rejected a plea offer on April 9. Freeman is... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May 19 jury trial date for attempted murder defendant Liteeaf Peterson, 25, on April 7. The prosecution was unable to... Read More

Suspect Pleads Guilty to 2023 Liberty Heights Shooting

Details Justin Glod, 19, entered a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton on April 8, accepting five years in prison. The prosecution offered Glod ten years, suspending... Read More

Charges Dropped Against Co-Defendants Accused of Morning Murder

Details Based on insufficient evidence, all charges against murder defendant Tyree Wells, 30, and co-defendant Donta Taft, 29, were dropped before Baltimore City Circuit Court Hope Tipton on April 8. Wells... Read More

Jury Finds Co-Defendants Guilty of Murder Over $50

By Kerryn Ayers - April 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details A jury found Charles Bowen, 20, and Davon Butler, 19, guilty of all charges on April 8 in connection to the murder of Darcell Mitchell, 20. Mitchell was believed to... Read More

Checkers Murder Defendant Faces August Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Melissa K. Copeland set an Aug. 25 jury trial date on April 8 for a man accused of robbing, beating, and stomping a victim to death... Read More

Suspect in 2021 Shooting No Show in Court

Details Laronte Collins, 18, did not appear at his pre-trial hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 7. There was no immediate explanation for his absence.... Read More

Judge Schedules Mental Hearing for Double-Murder Defendant

By Jamiya Austin - April 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a May 7 mental observation hearing for double-homicide defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr., 74, on April 2. Bass is charged with... Read More

Judge Sets August Date For Homicide Trial

By Jamiya Austin , Noor Ogaili - April 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed homicide defendant Uriah Cunningham’s four-day jury trial on April 7. Cunningham, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial on Hold Pending Key Witness

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. William approved an privately presented motion filed by the prosecution to summon a crucial witness in 31-year-old Devonte Lassiter’s attempted murder trial on... Read More

Judge Cancels Mental Observation Hearing For Unruly Defendant

By Jamiya Austin - April 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ended a mental observation hearing for attempted murder defendant Marcel Johnson, 22, after he grew agitated and denied suffering from mental illness... Read More

July Trial Scheduled for Liquor Store Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July jury trial date for murder defendant Amir C. Barnes-Henderson, 26, on April 4. Henderson will appear before Baltimore City... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Case Reopened on Constitutional Grounds

Details “This is my life that I’m currently fighting for.” Anton Harris, 37, said on April 4 as he begged Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a fair... Read More

Lawyers Dispute Instagram Evidence in Murder Trial

Details “You could walk out of the house and get hit by a truck,” Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, allegedly said in a voice message to Darcell Mitchell, 19. In the same... Read More

Victim Announced in Fatal Cliftview Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a victim in a fatal Darley Park shooting. Hakeen English, 35, was killed April 6 in the 1600 block of Cliftview Avenue. Read More

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth sentenced Darryl Toomer to 15 years in prison and five years of probation for a brutal shooting in a hearing on April... Read More

Prosecution Uses Instagram Posts as a Link to Murder Suspect ‘Sleepy’

Details The prosecution in a murder trial presented Instagram evidence to link Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, to the Feb. 20, 2024, fatal shooting of Darcell Mitchell, 19. Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Joinder Motion in Limbo in a Homicide

Details On March 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton presided over a back-and-forth hearing for Paul Artis, 27. During the proceeding a stand-in prosecutor refused to argue a joinder... Read More

Victim Announced in Patterson Avenue Fatal Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of Keyon K. Bryant, a Black male born on Oct. 30, 2002. The incident occurred April 3, in the 4100 block of... Read More