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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

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

Northeast District Homicide Detectives Looking for Answers in Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old

Details On Feb. 5, 2023, at approximately 6:16 p.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers heard discharging and received a ShotSpotter alert in the area of the 1800 block of East 29th... 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

Trio Sentenced in 2020 Fatal Bus Stop Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down three respective sentences on Feb. 2 for the remaining co-defendants who were found guilty of the murders of Kendrick Brown and William... 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

Police Ask for Help Identifying Suspect in Dollar Store Dispute Turned Homicide

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are seeking help to identify a suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Clarence Adkins IV. On Dec. 29, 2022, at approximately 1:54 p.m., Adkins pulled... Read More

Officers Looking for Black Hyundai Sonata Involved in Fatal Hit-And-Run

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 1, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Jan. 25, at 8:41 am, officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 1600 block of West North Avenue to investigate an injured pedestrian due to... Read More

Defense Argues Prosecution is ‘Overcharging’ Defendant in 2022 Homicide Case

Details “Sahiou Kargbo shot and killed James Blue. We’re not here to say he did not. There it is.” Defense attorney Todd Oppenheim bluntly told the jury that his client was responsible... Read More

Homicide Trial Delayed Four Months After Judge Objects to Witness’ Remote Testimony

Details The retrial of a man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend was postponed until May after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge objected to a witness testifying remotely.... 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

Judge Schedules Second Retrial for Defendant Accused in the Death of His Child’s Mother

Details On Jan. 31, a man charged with the murder of his child’s mother received a date for his second retrial during his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

West Baltimore Street Shooting Trial Postponed

Details A Baltimore man accused of killing 46-year-old Donald Lee Jackson in 2020 had his trial postponed on Jan. 31. According to defense attorney Augustine Okeke, his client, George Pullett, did not... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Charged with 2022 Homicide

Details On Jan. 30, a prosecutor did not have a plea offer for a defendant charged with first-degree murder during a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing. Daquan Gilliard, who appeared... Read More

Police Seeking Help in Identifying Suspects in Pennsylvania Avenue Homicides

Details Detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are asking for help from the public in reference to identifying the individuals seen in the below video. These individuals are wanted in... 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

Police Looking for Suspect in June 2022 Pimlico Road Homicide

Details Detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are seeking help to identify a suspect in the homicide of Phillip Wallace that occurred on June 30, 2022, in the 4800 block... 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

Northern District Officers Report Shooting Homicide on Kimberleigh Road

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

Details Homicide detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have assumed control over the investigation of a homicide which occurred during the night of Jan. 28. On Saturday, at approximately 10:25... Read More