Homicide Archives - Page 32 of 44

Southwest District Officers Arrest Juvenile and Charge with Murder in Quintuplet Shooting

Details On Feb. 15, detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested a 16-year-old male suspect in connection with a quintuplet shooting that occurred on Jan. 4. Homicide detectives assumed control... Read More

Defendant Convicted in 1993 for Murder Says He Will Work to Avoid Returning to Jail as He Moves to New York

Details “I don’t want to break my mother’s heart,” eagerly said a murder suspect on Feb. 15 as he started his post-incarceration program after serving 30 years in prison. Defendant Omar... Read More

Water Bottle With Defendant’s DNA Links Him to Murder Outside Westside Pharmacy, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor argued that a key piece of evidence linking Craig Carter to the murder of Ronald White was a water bottle found at the scene and previously seen in... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 18 Months of Home Detention for Vehicular Manslaughter of Cousin

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man will serve 18 months on home detention after accepting a plea for vehicular manslaughter in connection to a car crash that killed his cousin. On Feb.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Jury Selection Delayed to Address Witness Issue

Details Jury selection for homicide defendant Alex Benbow was pushed back a day on Feb. 15 to allow the prosecution to address a potential issue with a witness. Benbow, 50, was initially scheduled... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Grants Bail for Homicide Defendant in Bar Fight Turned Fatal Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby granted a Baltimore man facing homicide charges bail on Feb. 14. According to the judge, defendant Keith Mario Luckey must surrender all firearms, and... Read More

Murder Defendant Receives Reduced Sentence After Serving 30 Years in Prison

Details A murder defendant says he found faith during his 30-year incarceration period and asked victims for forgiveness during a collateral hearing on Feb. 15. Defendant Jacoby Bennett appeared in front... Read More

Murder Trial Begins for Baltimore Man Charged with Pushing Cousin Down Stairs

Details “The only fact that is true is that he is innocent,” said defense attorney Brandon Patterson as the first day of trial began for a Baltimore man charged with the... Read More

Homicide Victim Found in House on Washington Boulevard with Gunshot Wound to the Head

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 14, at approximately 6:49 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a home in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard for a shooting. Upon arrival,... Read More

Officer Finds 18-Year-Old with Fatal Gunshot Wound on East North Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Eastern detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have assumed control of the investigation of a homicide that occurred on Feb. 14. On Tuesday, at approximately 8:05 p.m., an officer... Read More

Southern District Detectives Seek Answers in Joseph Street Shooting Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Southern District Homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have launched an investigation into a fatal shooting that occurred on Feb. 14. On Tuesday, at approximately 3:54 p.m., officers... Read More

Detectives Looking for Suspect in McKean Avenue Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a murder that occurred on Feb. 13. On Monday, at approximately 5 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of McKean Avenue for an individual... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Set For April after Taking Plea

Details A homicide defendant will be sentenced for the murder of 47-year-old Ali Bey this April following a plea agreement that was reached on Feb. 13. Shawn Purvis, 52, pleaded guilty... Read More

Accused Shooter Begins Trial for Murder Outside Westside Pharmacy

Details When gunshots rang out in the streets outside Baltimore City’s Westside Pharmacy in May 2021, a crowd of people ran from the scene while those who knew Ronald White rushed... Read More

Retrial Date Set in 2021 Pigtown Homicide Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge scheduled a defendant’s retrial on Feb. 10 for a 2021 homicide. In September, defendant Levar Cooper’s trial ended in a mistrial for the murder... Read More

Officers Begin Investigation into North Potomac Street Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On February 13, 2023, at approximately 10:38 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1200 block of North Potomac Street, for a ShotSpotter... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Co-Defendant Convicted of Murdering 20-Year-Old

Details A defendant charged with first-degree murder had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams on Feb. 10. The defense counsel Catherine Flynn for the defendant Arthur... Read More

Prosecutor Requests Postponement in Sentencing for Fatal Armed Robbery Defendant

Details According to the prosecution, a defendant’s sentencing hearing was postponed on Feb. 13 due to pending matters unknown to Baltimore Witness. Defense lawyer Natalie Finegar appeared before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Defendant Facing Second-Degree Murder Scheduled for Trial in August

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled the trial for a Baltimore man accused of murder on Feb. 10. A stand-in for defense attorney John Cox, rejected a plea on... Read More

Judge Finds Man Guilty of Armed Robbery Following Fatal Shooting on Random Road in 2021

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found homicide defendant Dorrell Jackson guilty in the murder of 21-year-old Amir Whyee, despite defense counsel’s arguments of imperfect self-defense. Jackson was found guilty of first-degree... Read More

Convicted Defendant in 2020 Whitelock Street Murder Found Competent to Face Sentencing

Details A Baltimore man convicted for his involvement in the murder of 60-year-old Andie Wilson was deemed competent to be sentenced before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin on Feb.... Read More

Murder Defendant Petitions for New Trial in 2011 Stabbing Case Due to Ineffective Counsel

Details “Good attorneys sometimes make mistakes,” said Nancy S. Forster as a Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 petitioned the court for a new trial before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 17-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details A defendant charged with committed a September 2022 murder received a trail date on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The assistant state’s attorney assigned... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for 2007 Murder Defendant Accused of Violating Probation

Details On Feb. 9, a Baltimore man charged with a parole violation appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During Thursday’s hearing, defendant Larry McMillian made the court... Read More