Suspect Pleads No Contest to Murder, Faces Other Charges

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Darius Savoy, 27, stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland during reception court on May 9, where his upcoming homicide trial was scheduled for four days beginning Sept. 16.

As previously reported, on April 9, 2024, Savoy pleaded nolo contendere to one count of first-degree murder, allowing him to accept punishment without admitting or denying guilt before Judge Althea M. Handy.

Savoy also pleaded not guilty to his remaining counts, which included firearm use in a felony or violent crime, conspiracy to firearm use in a felony or violent crime, two counts of carrying a handgun, and first-degree assault.

According to charging documents, on April 13, 2023, officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 2000 block of W. Lexington Street. Police investigations revealed 30-year-old Allante Alexander was sitting with a woman in his black 2018 Honda Accord when a vehicle pulled up and its occupants began shooting.

Alexander sustained multiple fatal gunshot wounds, while the woman was unharmed. The suspects’ vehicle then fled westbound on W. Lexington Street. While investigating, officers identified Savoy as a suspect.

Prior to the shooting, area surveillance footage showed Savoy and another person heading to the crime scene in a black 2010 Audi Q7 SUV that was reported stolen two days earlier.

Defense attorney Roya Hanna is slated to represent Savoy during his September trial.