Homicide Archives - Page 35 of 44

Police Report Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old on Liberty Heights Avenue

Details On Jan. 25, at approximately 3:04 p.m., Northwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the rear-alley behind the 4300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue near... Read More

Prosecutor Describes Homicide Victim Begging for His Life Before Shooting in Summer 2021

Details Homicide victim Anthony Cain Jr. was shown no mercy as he begged for his life on July 8, 2021. An assistant state’s attorney with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office... Read More

Retrial Postponed for 1976 Convicted Double Murder Defendant

Details On Jan. 24, a Baltimore man convicted of a double murder in 1976 had his retrial postponed after his defense counsel raised concerns over his competency before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Retrial Scheduled for Defendant Accused of Murdering 17-Year-Old

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer declared a mistrial on Jan. 23 in the case of a 2018 homicide. In January, defendant Eric Jackson’s trial resulted in a mistrial... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Second Time for Co-Defendant Charged in Fatal 2020 Drive-by Shooting Case

Details On Jan. 23, a Joppa resident charged as a co-defendant in a drive-by shooting appeared for a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During Monday’s hearing,... Read More

Trial Date Set for 16-Year-Old Defendant Charged with Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a reception court hearing for a juvenile defendant because his attorney could no longer represent him. Judge Phinn was unable to set a trial date... Read More

Second Defendant Found Not Guilty For Murder of 17-Year-Old in 2018

Details Homicide defendant Eric Jackson was found not guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Ray Glasgow, who was gunned down in a car nearly five years ago. After three days of... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty in N. Pulaski St. Shooting

Details When defendant Anton Harris made eye contact with an MTA officer on May 4, 2022, “he knew he had been made,” a prosecutor told the jury on the final day of his... Read More

Man Fataly Shot in His Car in Southern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 23, at approximately 1:04 p.m., Southern District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 3800 block of 8th Street to investigate a reported shooting.... Read More

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Two Separate 2021 Murders

Details A Baltimore man charged with two murders pleaded guilty in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Jan. 23. In both cases, Gerald Smith and his defense counsel Karyn... Read More

Baltimore Man Arrested and Charged with Murder of 17-Year-Old Girl

Details On Jan. 20, Warrant Apprehension Task Force Detectives arrested 26-year-old Andre Bailey at a retail store in Harford County after obtaining a warrant for his alleged involvement in the fatal... Read More

Two Shot, One Fatally in Northern District

Details Homicide detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the shooting of two men on the night of Jan. 20. On Friday, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant’s Trial Postponed for Death Man in Parking Lot at Mondawmin Mall’s Shoppers Food

Details The jury trial of a 60-year-old manslaughter defendant was postponed on Jan. 20 and rescheduled for early August. Galen Hyman was initially scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Denies Bail to Baltimore Man Accused in Goodnow Road Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher Panos denied bail to a Baltimore man charged with murder on Jan. 20. Defendant Ronald Eaton Cornish, who was represented by defense attorney Jennifer Smith, was... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Launch Park Heights Avenue Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 20, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 19, at approximately 4.35 p.m., Northwest District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 5400 block of Park Heights Avenue to investigate a reported... Read More

Police Arrest and Charge 18-year-old with Murder of 8-Year-Old

Details On Jan. 17, officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested 18-year-old Devin Wilson and charged him with the murder of 8-year-old Dylan King. Wilson was transported to the Department... Read More

‘Horribly Tragic Case’ Ends With Not Guilty Verdict

Details Justice was served in the case of homicide defendant Bradley Mitchell, his defense counsel said on Jan. 18, after a jury found the 29-year-old Baltimore man not guilty of the... Read More

Getaway Driver Gets 15-Year Sentence for Deadly Robbery on Riverside Avenue

Details The getaway driver in a robbery turned homicide was handed down a 15-year prison sentence on Jan. 18. Kiara Wesley, 27, was charged with homicide for her involvement in the... Read More

Convicted Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2020 Fatal Stabbing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson sentenced a convicted attempted murder defendant to life plus five years in prison on Jan. 17. During Tuesday’s hearing, Marvin Vaughn, 44, pleaded... Read More

Homicide Detectives Launch Investigation in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 19, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Homicide investigators for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have assumed control over the investigation of a murder that occurred on Jan. 18. On Wednesday, at approximately 5:43 p.m., Western District... Read More

Trial Begins for One of Three Defendants in 2018 S. Eden Street Homicide

Details “Ray Glasgow, didn’t know that day would be his last,” the assistant state’s prosecutor said to a jury on Jan. 18 during opening statements in the case against defendant Eric... Read More

Judge Reduces Sentence in 2001 Fatal Kidnapping Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson granted defense counsel Lisa Sansone’s motion to modify her client’s sentence on Jan. 17. Judge Sampson modified Kevin Darrell Vaughn‘s sentence to life, suspending all... Read More

Baltimore Man Given Life Sentence for 2021 Murder of 69-Year-Old Woman

Details “I am truly sorry. Please forgive me,” a convicted murder defendant expressed to the court during his sentencing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber on Jan. 17.... Read More

Western District Officers Respond to Reports of Fatal ‘Cutting’ on Pennsylvania Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 18, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Jan. 18, 2023, at approximately 1:35 p.m., officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in response to reports of a cutting.... Read More