The trial of Bishop Chance, 19, concluded on April 27 with final testimonies from Baltimore City detectives and closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong.
Chance is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Theodore Burrell, 20, at the Westside Shopping Center on July 16, 2024. He also faces multiple firearm offenses for the attempted murder of another male victim who survived.
Photos of Bishop Chance and alleged co-conspirator Gregory Whitfield, 20, were published to the jury.
A responding Baltimore City detective noticed a blood trail, a handgun and shell casings at the incident scene. Other officers tried to provide as much aid as possible to Burrell before he died. Video showed his blood at the scene.
Further video evidence showed two suspects who entered and exited the scene in a light-colored Infiniti sedan. One of the shooters was shown being struck by gunfire. The getaway driver ran a red light, the caused an accident and disabled the car.
Blood was found in the rear passenger door of the vehicle and ballistic evidence was also recovered during Burrell’s autopsy.
After locating the car, body-worn camera footage showed where it was towed. Earlier video footage from MedStar Harbor Hospital allegedly showed Chance pulling into the facility with the suspect vehicle, the Infiniti. Investigators later learned Chance was shot in the leg by friendly fire.
At the hospital, Chance told detectives he was shot near a Royal Farms market. Chance’s clothing from the incident date was inspected, but there was minimal blood and no bullet holes.
A search and seizure warrant was executed on July 25, 2025, approximately nine days after the murder. Body-worn camera footage showed Chance’s phone was kept in his girlfriend’s purse. Detectives collected and extracted its data, revealing screenshots of the suspects’ conversations.
Photographs of Chance showed he owns a pair of sneakers likely matching those of the shooter who was struck by gunfire.
“A bullet in the leg wasn’t going to stop Bishop Chance from achieving his goal,” said the prosecutor. “He was going to murder Theodore Burrell.”
Defense attorney Staci Pipkin said she didn’t feel anyone could know who committed the shooting. Officers were unable to bring in the other male victim for testimony. The state rebutted, stating that nothing about this incident is coincidental and the actions culminated in murder.
The jury is set to deliver their verdict later this week.
