Victims Archives - Baltimore Witness

Man Gets Life Plus 55 Years for Murder, Robbery

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow sentenced Tayvon Miller, 38 to life in prison for the killing of 38-year-old Frissell Townes, Jr. Miller was found guilty of first-degree... Read More

First of Four Co-Defendants Sentenced for Israeli’s Death

Details A 19-year-old Pen Lucy resident was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 13 for fatally shooting an Israeli national visiting Baltimore for his cousin’s... Read More

‘As Bad as It Gets’: Driver in Contract Killing Gets Quadruple Life Sentence

Details A 25-year-old man was sentenced to four life sentences plus 40 years for his role as the getaway driver in a 2022 contract killing of two men in the East... Read More

Defendant’s Journals Show Conflict With Victim Leading up to 2017 Myrtle Avenue Murder

Details Journal entries of homicide defendant Tyrone Gerald White leading up to the murder of Daniel Brinkley in 2017 show a growing conflict with the victim over drug territory, a Baltimore... Read More

Shooter Sentenced to 75 Years for Gunning Down Victim in West Baltimore in 2020

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down a 75-year prison sentence to homicide defendant Stephawn Tate on Sept. 12 after he was convicted for the 2020 fatal shooting of... Read More

Owings Mills Man Gets 29 Years for Vehicular Manslaughter, Parole Violation For Killing 54-Year-Old Victim

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced defendant Shawn Brunson to 29 years in prison on Sept. 12 after he was convicted earlier this year for driving a stolen vehicle... Read More

Light Street Shooting Injures One

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 12, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 12, at approximately 3:05 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 600 and 700 blocks of Light Street, for a report of discharging. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

North Calhoun Street Shooting Victim Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 12, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 11, at around 10:28 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1300 block of North Calhoun Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Identification at Issue in Southwest Baltimore Trial Over ‘Executed’ Victim

Details Defense counsel for a 19-year-old Baltimore County resident will argue a case of mistaken identity in his Baltimore City Circuit Court murder case despite eyewitness testimony. Kharod O’Neill, of Owings... Read More

Wilkens Avenue Shooting Victim Suffers Graze Wound

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 11, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 11, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

Police Apprehend Suspects in 11 of 39 Homicide and Shooting Incidents in August

Details Of the 39 homicide and non-fatal shooting incidents in August, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has arrested suspects in 11 of those incidents. According to Baltimore Witness data, there were... Read More

Officers Respond to St. Victor Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 10, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 10, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 3600 block of St. Victor Street, for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Man Suffers Gunshot Wound to the Back After Southwest District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 10, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 9, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded an area hospital for a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment for gunshot wound. Upon arrival at the hospital,... Read More

Repeat Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty to 2023 Vehicular Manslaughter

Details In his third conviction for similar charges, a 31-year-old Anne Arundel County man pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill for vehicular homicide while under the... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Shooting Outside Bel Park Towers in 2022

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting Courtney Campbell outside the Bel Park Towers in 2022 pleaded guilty for a 30-year prison sentence on Sept. 9. Defense attorney Brian... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to 50 Years for Fatal Prison Stabbing in 2021

Details A 31-year-old man found guilty of killing another inmate during his incarceration in 2021 was sentenced to 50 years for the death of Shane Burton–that on top of a 40... Read More

Spellman Road Shooting Suspect Apprehended

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Southern District on Aug. 21, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 29-year-old Dontae Johnson of Baltimore. Investigators learned Johnson shot the... Read More

Teenager Injured in North Bentalou Street Shooting

Details On Sept. 7, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 1600 block of North Bentalou Street in reference to a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Acquitted: 21-Year-Old Defendant Found Not Guilty of 2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder

Details A jury has acquitted 21-year-old Daquan Hawks of multiple murder and weapons charges in connection to the ambush killing of Donte Lee in January 2022. Following a four-day trial before... Read More

Loch Raven Boulevard Murder Defendant to Face Trial in December

Details A 23-year-old murder defendant received a trial date after her attorney rejected the prosecution’s plea deal in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 6. Niyiraha Berry is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Leeds Street Shooter Found Guilty of Murder For 2021 Halloween Shooting

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man will be sentenced for first-degree murder and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon on Nov. 18 after a jury found the defendant guilty of fatally... Read More

Officers Respond to Greenmount Avenue Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 6, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 5, at approximately 8:02 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded an area hospital for a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment for gunshot wound. Upon arrival at the hospital,... Read More

Murder Charges Moot As Defendant Stabbed Dead Victim, Defense Argues

Details Is a defendant guilty of murder if he stabs a person after the victim’s death? This question remained at the center of defense counsel’s argument at the close of 38-year-old... Read More

Seven-Year-Old Murder Case Kicks Off With Defendant’s Second Retrial

Details Nearly seven years after a shooting that claimed the life of Daniel Brinkley, his accused killer, Tyrone Gerald White, began his third retrial on Sept. 5 in Baltimore City Circuit... Read More