Two co-defendants in a Carrollton Ridge mass shooting that left four teenagers and a woman injured last year are now set to stand trial separately later this spring.
During their separate appearances in reception court on Feb. 25, Baltimore residents Carlos Steven Dixon, 21, and Deion Briscoe, 30, both rejected plea offers from the state of life, suspending all but 40 years, opting instead to proceed with jury trials.
The co-defendants face identical 20-count indictments, each of which include four counts each of attempted murder and firearm use, nine counts of conspiracy, and two counts of illegal firearm possession, along with additional gun violations. The shooting which they are charged in left two 18-year-old men, two 14-year-old boys and one 38-year-old woman injured on the 1900 block of McHenry Street.
Two handguns were recovered during the investigation – a 9mm Century Arms pistol linked to Dixon and a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol linked to Briscoe. Due to a prior assault conviction, Briscoe has been prohibited from possessing a firearm since September 2021.
Dixon is now set to be tried on April 22, and Briscoe on May 5.
Briscoe’s defense attorney, Avrohom Greenfield, reportedly plans to submit a motion to dismiss his client’s case, citing speedy trial issues. The dismissal motion is set to be heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul J. Cucuzzella on March 27.
