Judge Holds 19 Year Old Charged in Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 1, 2021
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A judge decided Nov. 30 to continue to hold a 19-year-old defendant who is charged in a non-fatal shooting that occurred in September.

Ronald Gray is charged with 10 crimes, including first and second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree assault, discharging a firearm, reckless endangerment, and four firearm-related felonies for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred on Sept. 12.

Judge Philip Jackson said that Gray, even though he has no prior felony convictions or appearance charges, was a risk to public safety.

According to the prosecution, the incident allegedly occurred when Gray, 20, and his girlfriend were having an argument.

Counsel said, a man whom neither Gray nor his girlfriend knew, approached the couple during the fight. The prosecutor said the shooting was caught on surveillance video and Gray was identified by the clothes he was wearing. The clothes were found in a the vehicle the shooter is seen leaving, which was registered to Gray’s parents.

The defendant’s mother and father told the prosecution that neither of them were operating the vehicle at the time, and that the only other person with access was there son.

The defendant’s attorney, Creston Campbell, to Judge Jackson that he questioned whether his client was having an argument with his girlfriend at the time of the shooting. Campbell requested 24-hour home monitoring, so Gray, who was a junior at the University of Maryland, could continue with school.

The defendant’s next hearing is scheduled in April of 2022.