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By
Allyson Rogers
- July 22, 2025
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Police testimony continued on the third day of Antonio King‘s murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy.
King, 46, is charged with first-degree murder and assault, attempted first- and second-degree murder, and several other firearm-related offenses in relation to a fatal shooting that occurred last November in the 1900 block of Edmondson Avenue.
On Nov. 18, 2024, at approximately 9:12 a.m., the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a seven round ShotSpotter alert indicating that seven gunshots were fired.
When arriving on scene, detectives located a deceased Black male – 40-year-old Marcus Holloway – and another male suffering gunshot wounds in critical condition who survived the assault.
Bloody clothing, ballistic evidence and seven .45-caliber shell casings were found on scene.
A detective with BPD took the stand to testify about the events leading up to the investigation.
The detective testified about surveillance footage recovered from the area, in which King was captured allegedly arguing with the victims and pushing them around. Then, according to the prosecution, stood over the victim and shot him seven times. King was then seen fleeing the scene with a group of other individuals and driving away in a black GMC.
The detective explained that they located the black GMC through police aerial upport and found King returning to his residence in a silver Dodge Ram. Upon searching both vehicles, they reportedly found two bottles of alcohol and a leather gun holster. King was described as wearing the same outfit as he was during thet he crime.
A fully loaded firearm was recovered along the neighboring wall of the crime scene, but investigators did not test it for DNA. Holloway’s blood alcohol count was four times the legal limit.
Defense attorney Robert Cole Jr. questioned the detective, asking why the firearm was not swabbed and implying Holloway may have used it to threaten King.
“Holloway was deceased,” the detective said. “You cannot charge him with a crime, so why see if it is his?”
The trial is ongoing.