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By
Kayla Blietz [former]
- May 31, 2024
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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A jury reached a May 13 guilty verdict on all 19 charges against an attempted murder defendant accused of shooting at his victim 15 times in May 2023.
Lance Hickman, 30, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony violent crime, reckless endangerment, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, conspiracy to use a firearm in a felony violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, two counts of illegal possession of a firearm, having a loaded handgun on his person, having a handgun on his person, having a loaded handgun in a vehicle, having a handgun in a vehicle, illegal possession of ammunition and discharging a firearm in Baltimore city.
According to previous Baltimore Witness coverage, the prosecutor said Hickman and his cousin stalked the victim, who was walking to his grandmother’s house on the 5100 block of Gwynn Oak Avenue. Hickman then allegedly shot at him 15 times and then the two men drove away. The prosecutor described this event as “an act of extreme violence.”
When the victim was able to speak again more than a week later, he identified the defendant as the shooter from a police photo array
Defense attorney Roland Brown told jurors that the prosecutor’s statements were “just a story” with no factual evidence and the police investigation did not find a gun, DNA or cell phone evidence to implicate his client. Brown also said that there were no witnesses that identified Hickman as the shooter.
Hickman’s sentencing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill has not yet been scheduled.