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Victim Identified, Suspect Arrested in Fatal Round Road Shooting

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southern District on June 8, investigators have arrested Melvin Scott, 32, of Baltimore. Scott was arrested in connection with the homicide... Read More

Jury Delivers Mixed Verdict in Juvenile Homicide Trial

Details The jury reached a mixed verdict on June 5 in the homicide trial of 17-year-old Samijae Canada before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Canada was acquitted of... Read More

Trial Testimony Describes 2020 Double Murder

Details On June 6, witnesses to a shooting that left two dead delivered dramatic testimonies on the second day of Dandre Woods-Bethel’s murder trial. Woods-Bethel, 29, is charged with two counts... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Attempted Murder Suspect

Details Due to unspecified complications with one of the prosecution’s witnesses on June 9, parties agreed to dismiss the case of Travis Turner before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H.... Read More

Postponements Impact More Than Half of June’s Upcoming Murder Trials

Details Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little... Read More

Man Dies After Being Shot Multiple Times on Round Road

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 9, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southern District. On June 8, at approximately 9:16 p.m., Southern District officers were called to the 3400 block of... Read More

Man Shot on Thorndale Avenue Succumbs to Injuries

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

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On June 7, at approximately 2:56 a.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Thorndale Avenue for... Read More

Double Murder Suspect Opts for Bench Trial

Details Members of victims’ families gathered in Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 6 for the double murder trial of defendant Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29. Woods-Bethel and his attorney, Maureen O’Leary, opted... Read More

October Trial Date Set for Teen Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an Oct. 1 trial date for 18-year-old defendant Davion Foreman during a reception court hearing on June 6. Foreman is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Sentenced to Life

By Ethan Russo - June 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Leon Spencer, 42, was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 50 years, during a bench trial on June 5. Spencer was convicted of first-degree murder and felony firearm... Read More

Surveillance Footage Disputed in Teen Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over closing arguments on June 5 in Samijae Canada‘s murder trial. Canada, 17, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Jurors Exposed to Hours of Surveillance Video in Teen Homicide Trial

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 4, with a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) sergeant taking the stand to testify... Read More

Man on Trial for Attempted Homicide Instead of Other Possible Suspect

Details Jytarious Evans‘ shooting trial began June 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch. Evans, 35, is facing charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and... Read More

Police Identify Victim in Fatal Heaver Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 4, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting that occurred May 24 in the Eastern District. Thomas Barnes, 28, succumbed to his injuries at an area... Read More

Security Guard Injures 2 in TGI Fridays Parking Lot Shooting, Faces Possible Double Life Sentence

Details A 36-year-old security guard is facing life in prison for shooting two people in the parking lot of a TGI Fridays earlier this year. On June 4, Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Trial Set For Men Accused of Killing 19-Year- Old, Injuring Another

Details Co-defendants Daeshaun Tyreke Clark, 27, and Devontaye Richardson, 29, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 3 to receive a trial date. Clark and Richardson... Read More

Defense Asks For Murder Trial Delay

By Allyson Rogers - June 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn approved defense counsel’s request to postpone the murder trial of Montay Brown on June 3. The stated reason was that the defense... Read More

Judge Postpones Drive-By Shooter’s Sentencing For In Person Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole Barmore postponed Garry Morris’ disposition hearing on June 3 after Morris and his defense attorney, Mary Lloyd Patton, requested an in-person hearing. Morris, 25,... Read More

S. Calhoun Street Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details Lamont Bethea Johnson, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and felony firearm use before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on June 3. Johnson was initially charged... Read More

Suspect Arrested in Connection to Fatal 2nd Street Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest in connection with a homicide in the Southern District. On May 28, investigators arrested Ronald Hall, Jr., 48, without incident. The arrest... Read More

Police Name Cherry Hill Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a Southern District homicide. Bryant Breland, a 42-year-old Black man, was killed on May 31. The incident occurred in the 600... Read More

Police Seek Crime Scene for Fatal Southwest District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southwest District. On June 2, at approximately 8:54 p.m., Southwest District officers were notified of a shooting victim seeking... Read More

As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder

Details Over the bitter tears of the victim’s family, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 23-year-old Davon Evans to 15 years on May 30. The term was imposed... Read More

Photographic Identification Debated in Juvenile Murder Trial

Details The defense challenged the reliability of a photo ID, while the prosecution countered with the witness’s prior connection to Canada and supporting bodycam footage. Read More