Trial continued June 9 in the case of Neri Salvador Manci Hernandez, 29, who is accused of fatally shooting Kendall Brown, 40, on the 4300 block of Shamrock Avenue last March.
Baltimore City Police officers were dispatched to the scene on March 16, 2025 after getting reports of a shooting in the area. Officers arrived around 8:00 p.m. that evening and found Brown laying unresponsive on the Shamrock Avenue sidewalk. He was sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital, but according to the pathologist’s testimony, he sustained multiple “rapidly fatal” gunshot wounds.
The pathologist stated there were six gunshot wounds on Brown’s body, and five bullets recovered. However, the pathologist could not identify the caliber of the bullet to see if they matched any evidence recovered from the scene of the crime.
A witness identified Hernandez as the alleged shooter on scene as questioned by the prosecution. The witness claimed tensions between Hernandez and Brown had been growing after Brown accused Hernandez of running into his car. Brown continuously asked to be paid for the accident, but Hernandez neither paid nor agreed that he had hit Brown’s car.
Brown also reportedly threatened to call police on Hernandez to have him deported, which could explain Hernandez’s “irate” and “fed up” state before the incident, according to the witness.
Defense attorney Jerry Rodriguez motioned for acquittal for the charge of first-degree murder, claiming the state had not provided enough evidence to prove there had been premeditation. However, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony Vittoria explained that according to the law, there only needs to be a moment of consideration to kill someone, and the state had provided sufficient evidence of that.
The judge also refused to two other charges of firearm use and having a loaded handgun on the defendant’s person.
The trial is set to continue the morning of June 10, with closing statements in the afternoon.
