On Nov. 9, Shajuan Rice, 21, was found guilty in the 2025 murder of Ronald Glasco, 25, and the injury of a second victim before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow, The defendant is now facing a possible four life sentences plus 60 years in prison.
Rice pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of the use of a firearm in a crime of violence, and two counts for the conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
According to court documents, on July 2, 2025, a ShotSpotter alert notified Baltimore City Police (BPD) officers of seven rounds fired at the 3600 block of Ravenwood Avenue at 3:17 p.m.. One minute later, another ShotSpotter alert indicated that five more rounds were fired. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 26-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. He advised officers that his friend was inside a home and had also been shot. He was identified as Ronald Glasco, and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
From witness statements and surveillance footage, officers were told that the suspect vehicle was parked at the 3700 block of Ravenwood Avenue. Glasco and his passenger supposedly parked their car on the same block and began walking towards the incident location. Two suspects from a suspect vehicle then exited and began running towards Glasco while discharging firearms. The suspects returned to the vehicle and fled, firing again at the second victim.
From a police investigation, cell phone records placed Rice near the scene at the time of the murder. Additionally, in recorded jail calls it appears the conflict between Rice and Glasco stemmed from a prior incident at a local mall.
According to a release from State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates, “This Defendant now faces the possibility of four Life sentences plus an additional 60 years in prison for choosing retaliation and gun violence over the justice system…I hope it serves as a warning to anyone contemplating similar acts of violence.”
Rice’s sentencing has not been scheduled.
