Shooting Archives - Page 4 of 253

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

Johnston Square Shooting Suspect Arrested in Ohio

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide in the Central District. On March 18, investigators identified 26-year-old Unique Thorn of Baltimore as the suspect in... Read More

Footage Released of January Officer-Involved Courthouse Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced the release of government-owned surveillance camera footage from the District Court of Maryland, Baltimore City Eastside... Read More

Shooting Defendant Faces May Trial if Plea Negotiations Fail

By Laura Flores - April 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May 27 trial date for shooting defendant Charles Ward in an April 2 hearing. Ward, 25, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Patterson Avenue Shooting Leaves Man Dead

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

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northwest District. On April 3, at approximately 8:43 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 4100 block of... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Accused of Murdering Victim For $50

Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the trial of three murder defendants before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on April 2. Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, Davon “Dae Dae”... Read More

Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date in Teen Killing

Details Dejuan Cole, 20, received a trial date following a postponement in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cole is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Judge Schedules June Trial For Harford Road Shooting Suspect

Details Daquan McCray, 27, and defense attorney Robert A. Cohen declined the prosecution’s plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 2. The deal included a... Read More

Mistrial Declared After Jury Fails to Convict Accused Cop Killer

By Ben Dutcher - April 2, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The jury in 25-year-old Dion Thompson‘s murder case failed to reach a verdict, causing Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays to declare a mistrial on April 1. Deliberations... Read More

Juvenile Sentenced to 10 Years in Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting

Details Kamari Morris, 17, entered a guilty plea in a shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Brooke M. Murdock on April 1. The juvenile was tried as an adult. The... Read More

Victim Pleads The Fifth, Shooting Suspect Acquitted

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory acquitted attempted murder defendant Patrice Lankford, 36, of all charges on April 1 after the victim in the case invoked the Fifth... Read More