Opening statements were heard June 11 in the trial of Ronald Hall, 49, a man charged with the shooting and killing of Albert Manning, 37, on May 11, 2025.
Hall was seen before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy, and is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime and two counts of firearm possession with a felony conviction.
Manning was found deceased outside the 3500 block of 2nd Street with three gunshot wounds, according to testimony from a state medical examiner.
Hall was allegedly in the area between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., before going home for 10 minutes and then returning to the area of the crime scene. A 911 call went out around 6:45 a.m., when a bystander saw Manning on the ground. Body-worn camera footage from a detective showed a first responder performing CPR.
The lead detective testified that investigators later recovered CitiWatch footage that showed Hall on a lit up blue scooter by the incident area. The detective said he was able to obtain part of the scooter’s license plate, and added that investigators used motor vehicle registration records to help to narrow down potential suspects. The scooter was later discovered behind Hall’s residence.
Defense attorney Natalie A. Finegar opened by saying detectives assumed Hall was the murderer, and that Hall was actually polite during the search and seizure when giving away his belongings.
The prosecutor emphasized that Hall admitted in a statement to detectives that he was on scene that day.
The court heard testimonies from six witnesses before proceedings concluded for the day.
The trial is set to continue on June 12.
