Jury selection began April 15 in the trial of 20-year-old Jayden Morrison, a man charged in a non-fatal shooting incident that occurred last October in Washington Hill.
Morrison faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment and numerous firearm violations in connection to the shooting, which occurred Oct. 29, 2025 on the 1400 block of E. Lombard Street.
On Wednesday morning, 90 jurors filed into Baltimore City CIrcuit Court Judge Erik Atas’ courtroom as proceedings began in Morrison’s case.
According to charging documents, police responded to the scene of the shooting to investigate a report of a vehicle accident. After arriving, an officer reportedly heard gunfire and later saw Morrison attempting to leave the area.
Officers instructed Morrison to get on the ground, but were said to meet with resistance. After being handcuffed, Morrison allegedly claimed the victim “hit my car bro, I only shot in the air.”
A 9mm handgun was allegedly recovered from Morrison’s person with one live round in the chamber and 11 rounds in a 17-round magazine. Five 9 mm casings were recovered on the scene. Morrison is not permitted to have a gun due to being younger than 21 years old.
A police interview with the victim stated that Morrison’s black Infiniti sedan had collided with the victim’s Nissan Altima as the latter was turning. Morrison’s Infiniti then hit a pole. Though the victim tried to get Morrison’s vehicle information, the defendant reportedly threatened to kill him.
The victim left, but later returned in a second attempt to obtain Morrison’s license plate information.
Morrison then commented, “You already know, bro,” and produced a gun before firing at the victim.
Both the victim and Morrison declined medical attention.
Camera footage was recovered from Morrison’s car and allegedly a “clear plastic bag containing green plant substance.”
The trial is set to continue April 16.
