Victims Archives - Page 2 of 243

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

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

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

Teen Murder Suspect Considers Plea or Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a June hearing on April 18 for murder suspect Quontay Spinks, 19, after he received two weeks to consider a plea... Read More

Murder Defendant Faces Sept. Retrial

Details Timothy Knott, 28, will face a second jury trial slated for Sept. 9 after a mistrial in his case was declared April 17. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Edmondson Avenue Assault Removed From Homicide Count

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 18, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced that the death of Darrius Bunch, 32, has been reclassified as negligent manslaughter. The case has been removed from the 2025 homicide count. The... Read More

August Retrial Scheduled for Remanded 2020 Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled an Aug. 11 retrial for attempted murder defendant Dominick Scarboro, in a hearing on April 17. On March 21, 2022, a... Read More

Baltimore Man Sentenced to Life for 2023 Cherry Hill Murder

Details The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced the sentencing of Baltimore man Parris Harris, 20, for the first-degree murder of Desmond Gardner on... Read More

Defense Challenges Prosecution Evidence in Amended Murder Trial

Details Defense attorney Roya Hanna questioned whether the prosecution brought sufficient evidence to find Darius Savoy, 26, guilty in connection to the April 13, 2023, fatal shooting of Allante Alexander, 30.... Read More

Trial Postponed Following Lawyer’s Miscommunication

By Abraham Leo - April 15, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 21-year-old Christopher Correlli’s trial on April 14 after a miscommunication with his defense attorney resulted in 23-year-old co-defendant Ryan Joy‘s being... Read More

Prosecution Says Shooting Wasn’t, ‘Willy-Nilly’

Details Counsel debated witness testimony on the second day of a drive-by shooting trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride on April 15. Marquita Echols, 39, faces two... Read More

Shooting Defendant Prepares for Jury Trial After Murder Conviction

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 28 jury trial for Derrien Gamble, 22, on April 11. Judge Martin Schreiber II will preside over the hearing.... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Want to Join Cases in a Murder Trial

Details Three men accused of murdering 19-year-old Cameran Holt on Oct. 27, 2024 are set to appear before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on May 29 in an effort... Read More

Appleton Street Killer Sentenced to Life

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy sentenced convicted murderer Kemonta Johnson, 30, to life in prison plus 40 years for two charges of first-degree murder on April 11.... Read More

Detective Details Video Evidence in Double-Murder Case

Details A Baltimore Police Department (BPD) homicide detective testified about video evidence against Tyrone Payne, 24, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill on April 11. Payne, and his... Read More

Edmondson Avenue Assault Victim Succumbs to Injuries

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a homicide case. Darrius Bunch, 32, was injured during a March 27 assault that occurred in the 1800 block of Edmondson... Read More

Killer’s Sentencing Delayed For Mental Evaluation

Details Sentencing for a man accused of a 2016 fatal stabbing was postponed to Sept. 9. The hearing was originally set for April 9, but the court will first judge whether... Read More

Homicides, Non-Fatal Shootings Increase From February to March

Details Baltimore saw increases in both homicides and non-fatal shootings from February to March, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows 14 reported homicide incidents in March, an approximate 27 percent... Read More

Attorney General Brown Will Not File Charges in May 2024 Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

Details The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced April 11 that Attorney General Anthony G. Brown decided not to file charges in the fatal... Read More

Day Two of Murder Trial Ends With a Surprise ‘No Contest’ Plea

Details On the second day of a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy, defense attorney Roya Hanna emphasized insufficient evidence to place Darius Savoy, 26, at... Read More

Competency Evaluation Deferred in Meat Cleaver Murder

Details Patrick Cromwell, 60, was granted an extension to receive a mental competency evaluation hearing on April 9. Cromwell was arrested April 21, 2024 after phoning the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 10 postponed Tyrone Bennett‘s trial. He’s accused in the murder of Donte Long, 51, on Dec. 16, 2023. According to charging... Read More

Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Against Defendant in Double-Homicide Trial

Details Tyrone Payne’s ex-girlfriend took the stand April 9 to testify against him on the second day of his double-homicide trial. Payne, 24, and co-defendant, Vincent “Smurf” Harris, 27, are charged... Read More

2 Teens Charged in February 2024 Murder

Details In reference to a Feb. 3, 2024 homicide that occurred in the Western District, investigators have arrested Noah Diggs, 18, of Baltimore and a teenage girl, 17, from Baltimore. Investigators... Read More