Prosecution Details Evidence Against Shooting Suspect

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“They’re about to take me to the interrogation room,” Michael Armstrong, 28, was heard saying in police body-worn camera footage. The evidence played in court shows the moments before he was taken in for questioning for a non-fatal shooting that occurred earlier that morning. It was Presidents’ Day, Feb. 19, 2024.

Armstrong is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, firearm use, firearm possession with a prior felony conviction, and related firearm violations in connection to the shooting, which wounded a 42-year-old woman and ultimately caused a car crash.

On May 7, expert witness cross-examinations proceeded before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lazette Ringgold-Kirksey as the prosecution presented collected evidence to the jury.

Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detectives and forensic scientists took the stand to testify about ballistics, video footage, and cellphone data extracted from near the 5900 block of Plumer Avenue, where the shooting occurred.

Using recovered surveillance footage, detectives tracked Armstrong’s vehicle to a mattress store in the 6000 block of Belair Road. They informed him that his vehicle resembled the one seen fleeing from the scene, but he denied any involvement.

Detectives initially responded to the incident at 7:46 am, nearly two hours before they confronted Armstrong at approximately 9:30 am.

A search and seizure warrant was conducted at the store later in the evening, and investigators recovered two firearms, one of which was loaded. Several articles of clothing were also located, leading detectives to believe Armstrong may have changed clothes before their arrival.

Armstrong’s jury trial is scheduled to continue through May 8 and 9, with Judge Ringgold-Kirksey presiding.