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By
Sophia Amoroso [former]
- January 10, 2024
Court
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Victims
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Counsel delivered closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. in the case of murder suspect Michael Harvey on Jan. 10.
Harvey, 47, is accused of killing 29-year-old Aaron Adams, and injuring three other victims in an incident on Dec. 17, 2021. Two vehicles, a white van and a red Hyundai Elantra, were involved in the incident as caught by CCTV footage at the 600 block of Laurens Street. Both vehicles were registered to Harvey’s name.
In their closing argument, the prosecution presented CCTV footage and a detailed crime scene map to the jury, carefully explaining how the incident unfolded. The prosecution described how Harvey allegedly orchestrated the killing, planned a getaway and attempted to cover it up with a stolen automobile report.
They also pointed to cell phone records between Harvey and his friend, where he asked them to report his vehicle as stolen after the incident.
In response, Harvey’s defense attorney, Jason Ott, emphasized although there is CCTV footage of the vehicles, there was no way to prove the identity of the people inside. Ott highlighted that there was no gun, gunshot residue, DNA or fingerprint evidence linking Harvey to the crime.
The jury later found Harvey guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to use a firearm in a felony violent crime, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and giving a false statement to a police officer.