Shooting Archives - Page 8 of 259

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation After Defendant Attempts Suicide Again

Details Following a second suicide attempt while incarcerated, attempted murder defendant Armonie Casimir, 23, is expected to return to court May 14 for a mental competency evaluation date before Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Denies Bail, Home Detention in Gun Case

By Laura Flores [former] - May 1, 2025
Court | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II ruled April 29 that Stephen Walker, 38, be held without bai–that despite defense arguments concerning “significant changes in circumstances” after the... Read More

Prosecution Claims Video Footage, DNA Points to Homicide Suspect

Details Counsel continued to debate video footage on the final day of 18-year-old Deonte Price’s trial April 30, with the prosecution’s maintaining that Price shot one man and killed another on... Read More

Greenmount Avenue Shooting Co-Defendants Take Pleas

Details Co-defendants Walter Bush, 29, and Quincee Moon, 19, waived their rights to a trial on April 30 in exchange for guilty pleas. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant... Read More

Judge Won’t Suppress Cell phone Data For Co-Defs in Gang-Linked Murder

Details On April 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones rejected an earlier defense counsel’s motion to suppress the search and seizure warrant for cell phone data and records... Read More

Defense Claims Seizure of Cell Phone Data Unconstitutional in a Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones denied defense counsel’s motion to suppress cell phone evidence on April 28 in the trial of Gregory Whitfield, 19. Whitfield is charged... Read More

Trial Postponed for Halloween Masked Shooting Suspect

By Ben Dutcher [former] - April 29, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details Trial was postponed April 29 for a defendant accused of shooting his victim while wearing a Halloween mask. Travis Maynor, 45, is on trial for an incident that occurred Aug.... Read More

New Trial Date Scheduled After Defendant Discharges Lawyer

By Caroline Sutley [former] , Danielle Dixon [former] - April 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details The final postponement hearing for Gerald McEachern, 23, was held in reception court on April 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. After a request for a... Read More

Defense Complains of Short Notice For Ballistics in Shooting Case

Details On April 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard rejected defense attorney Natalie Finegar’s motion to strike bullet-related evidence from the trial of Dionte Cain, 31. Cain is... Read More

Last Minute Alibi Postpones Murder Trial

Details A technical violation prompted Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to deny Gerald McEachern’s request for a trial postponement on April 28–that after an alibi witness came forward... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Again

Details Jytarous Evans’ attempted murder trial was postponed on April 28, due to questions about DNA evidence. Evans, 34, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, multiple firearm... Read More

Shopping Center Murder Trial Rescheduled for Fall

Details Co-defendants, Daaon Spears, 19, and Bryan Johnson, 18, received a Sept. 30 trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 28 due to the prosecution’s... Read More

No Bail For Homicide Suspect in 2020 Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled on April 25 that homicide defendant Donnell Johnson, 34, be held without bail after his trial was postponed for the fourth... Read More

1 Shot, 1 Killed on Paton Avenue

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northwest District. On April 23, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Northwest District officers responded to an area hospital regarding a... Read More

Last Man Sentenced in Bus Stop Double Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer amended 31-year-old Kevin Cleveland’s sentence on April 22, changing it from life, suspending all but 40 years, to 40 years with 5... Read More

Convicted Murderer Gets Life, Family Unassuaged

Details Anger boiled over as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced convicted murderer Lionel Matthews, 41, to life in prison, plus 30 years on April 22. On Feb.... Read More

Defendant Acquitted of Murder, Sentenced to 10 Years For Firearm Violations

By Laura Flores [former] - April 22, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn sentenced Isaiah Eaddy to 30 years, suspending all but 10, with three years of supervised probation on April 17. Eaddy, 33, was... Read More

Shooting Charges Dropped Again After Witness Fails to Show

By Abraham Leo [former] - April 22, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels dismissed the case against 49-year-old Jermaine Jones on April 21 after the prosecution was unable to locate a crucial witness. Jones faced... Read More

Victim Identified in Edgewood Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 22, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of Karmel McGill, 18, on April 22. McGill was shot and killed April 18 in the 600 block of Allendale Street. Read More

Jury Acquits Attempted Murder Defendant of All Charges

Details Attempted murder defendant William Elliot was found not guilty and acquitted of all charges by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on April 18. Elliot,... Read More

Drug Trafficking Defendant Faces September Trial

Details Nyquan Carter, 20, received a Sept. 8 jury trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on April 18. Carter was arrested following Operation Tornado Alley, a... Read More

15 Witnesses Prepare to Testify in Murder Trial

Details Homicide defendant Brandon Fullard, 41, received a Sept. 15 jury trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 21. Defense attorney Derrick Hamlin is set... Read More

Trial Date Set For Little Italy Murder Defendant

Details Gregory Jones, 26, received a July 10 homicide trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 21. Prior to the hearing, the prosecutor filed a... Read More

Park Heights Homicide Trial Postponed

Details A murder trial for Keith Morris, 32, was postponed due to counsel experiencing medical issues on April 21. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset Morris’ trial date... Read More