Jury selection began Feb. 12 in the trial of Raekwon Newman, 30, a Baltimore man charged in a double shooting that occurred last April in East Baltimore’s Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood.
Though the hearing was initially scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., proceedings faced several delays after the judge originally assigned to the case became unavailable. The case changed courtrooms thrice, forcing involved parties to cross the street multiple times between Baltimore City’s two circuit courthouses.
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Catherine Chen ultimately took on the case.
Charging documents state that on the afternoon of April 10, 2025, Newman and two suspected co-conspirators shot into a crowd of teenage boys on the 2600 block of Polk Street.
While reviewing surveillance footage that captured the incident, a Baltimore Police officer who allegedly recognized Newman from a previous interaction identified the defendant as one of the perpetrators.
Charging documents offer no motive for the shooting.
Opening arguments are expected to be heard on Feb. 17 following the court’s observation of Presidents’ Day, and the trial is expected to conclude the following day.
