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Northwest Officers Arrest Three Suspects in December 2022 Homicide Case

Details In reference to the murder of 21-year-old Amare Burrus that occurred on Dec. 7, 2022, on the 4200 block of Pimlico Road, three suspects have been arrested by members of... Read More

Detectives Seeking Answers in Western District Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 25, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 24, at approximately 10:02 p.m., officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 700 block of Ashburton Street. While canvassing the area,... Read More

‘Exchange of Words’ Led to Victim’s Death By Gunfire, Prosecutor Says

Details Defense counsel in the murder trial of Justin Westbrook directed the jury’s attention away from his client and towards two brothers, one of whom he said was responsible for the death of... Read More

Trial Scheduling Hearing Continued Yet Again for Murder Defendant, Counsels Unable to Agree on Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a defendant’s hearing on Feb. 23 after holding it a day, to give the counsel more time to agree on a... Read More

Co-Defendants Reject 50-Year Plea in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Homicide Case

Details On Feb. 23, two Baltimore residents facing homicide charges rejected a plea of 50 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Devon Pailin and Lundyne Oldes, his stand-in... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 50-Year Plea Offer, Trial Set for May

Details A Baltimore resident facing homicide charges rejected a plea offered the assistant state’s attorney on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lundyne Oldes and her... Read More

Northwest District Officers Make Arrest in 2019 Homicide Case

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on Jan. 9, 2019, in the Northwest District, investigators have arrested 26-year-old Melvin Wright of Baltimore. Investigators believe Wright shot and killed 20-year-old... Read More

Trial Postponed for Defendant in 2021 Laurens Street Homicide Case

Details A Baltimore man charged in the December 2021 fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man had his trial postponed on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Baltimore Police Seek Help Identifying June 2021 Homicide Suspect

Details On June 15, 2021, at approximately 11:42 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 5200 block of Belair Road, for a report of... Read More

Judge Issues Trial Date to 18-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn placed the defendant, Zachariah Allison trial on the need coverage docket for the fall. Allison, 18, is charged with... Read More

Victims Were Trying to Return a Neighbor’s Keys When Shot by Defendant, Prosecutor Says

Details Roderick Daniels and his neighbor were trying to do a good deed on the evening of June 2, 2020, when Daniels was fatally shot and his neighbor injured in Northwest Baltimore’s... Read More

Detectives Assume Control of Fatal Shooting Investigation on East 25th Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 19, at approximately 11:07 a.m., Eastern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 1600 block of East 25th Street to investigate a reported... Read More

Detectives Launch Homicide Investigation Following Fatal Shooting on West North Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 10:41 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2700 block of West North Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter... Read More

Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing, Refuses to Set Trial in October

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a homicide defendant’s reception court hearing a day to allow all parties time to determine a trial date. ... Read More

Judge Adds Special Instructions to 2021 Murder Defendant’s Plea

Details “The agent is to confirm you have this at every visit.” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth told a convicted murderer he was required to carry a photo... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Boy in 2016

Details Homicide defendant Anthony Clark Jr. pleaded guilty to murder and a weapons charge on Feb. 21 rather than proceed with a retrial after his mistrial last summer. Clark and his defense... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Accused in 2020 S. Morley Street Murder Case

Details On Feb. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial for August after the prosecutor stated issues with evidence had been resolved. The assistant state’s attorney... Read More

Accused W. Fayette Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea of Life

Details On Feb. 21, a Baltimore man facing murder charges rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Jerome Jermey Johnson and his defense counsel Andre Mahasa,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Undisclosed Plea

Details Homicide defendant Zachariah Allison rejected an undisclosed plea offer on Feb. 21, with plans to proceed to trial. During Tuesday’s proceedings, defense attorney Andre Mahasa informed Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Delayed after Hospitalization

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed the sentencing of a man found guilty of his roommate’s murder late last year after learning the defendant was hospitalized. In December 2022,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rescheduled for May Reception Court Hearing

Details The trial of a 27-year-old woman facing two counts of first-degree murder was postponed on Feb. 17, with plans to return to reception court in May. During Friday’s proceedings, Lexus Hart and... Read More

Judge Refuses to Schedule Homicide Defendant’s Trial Past Hick’s Date

Details A homicide defendant charged with a 37-year-old man’s murder on North Carey Street last year will return to reception court in two weeks after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge... Read More

Defense Argues for Retrial Saying Deputies Refused Co-Defendants’ Family, Friends Entrance During Parts of Trial

Details In 2022, homicide co-defendants Brian Campbell, 25, and Corey Smith, 29, were tried and convicted for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Beontray Ellis. Nearly a year later, on Feb. 16,... Read More

Fatal Vehicle Collision Reported in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Feb. 15, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Northeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the intersection of Moravia Road and Interstate 895 to investigate a report... Read More