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By Jena Queen - June 10, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | In The Media | Intern Highlights | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A jury reached a not guilty verdict for the most serious charges facing 34-year-old Jytarious Evans before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on June 6. Evans was... Read More

By Nicholas Carter , Ethan Russo , Daniel Rogers - June 6, 2025
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Details Closing arguments wrapped up in Jytarous Evans’ case on June 6, with both sides clashing over whether surveillance footage and circumstantial evidence are enough to prove he shot a man last August, the jury is now deliberating. Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 4, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Uncategorized |

Details Jytarious Evans‘ shooting trial began June 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch. Evans, 35, is facing charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and... Read More

By Laura Flores [former] - April 22, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn sentenced Isaiah Eaddy to 30 years, suspending all but 10, with three years of supervised probation on April 17.  Eaddy, 33, was... Read More

By Caroline Sutley [former] , Claire Schreiber [former], Tomas Coles - April 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A jury panel acquitted Antoine Hill on five of six charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on April 9. Hill, 55, was initially charged with armed... Read More

By Ziqi Zhou [former] - March 18, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A 19-year-old defendant in the 2023 Brooklyn Day mass shooting pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and related charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays, accepting a five-to-12... Read More

By Ben Dutcher [former] , Sage Cho - January 24, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details In a pre-trial conference hearing on Jan. 17, defense attorney Matthew Connell expressed concerns about the court’s treatment of a 19-year-old mass shooting suspect’s case. Tristan B. Jackson is charged... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - October 17, 2024
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Details A judge presiding over Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health proceedings ordered another competency evaluation for an unruly homicide defendant who refused to speak with his defense counsel and initially... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 11, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 29-year-old was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a May 2023 shooting in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 11.  Per the Maryland Judiciary website, Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - October 11, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man will serve the next two decades in prison after he was found guilty of shooting another man during an argument last year. On Oct. 11, Rito... Read More

By Ashley Luther [former] - September 23, 2024
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Details A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years for a May 2023 murder in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 20 Kedric A. Green pleaded guilty in July to first-degree murder... Read More

By Tobias Kaufmann [former] - July 25, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial of a man involved in an alcohol-induced shooting on July 22. Deon Hudson, 29, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted... Read More

By Kavya Vandavasi [former] - July 19, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details The prosecution and defense used closing arguments to prove whether the defendant’s actions resulted to attempted murder or not on July 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P.... Read More

By Tobias Kaufmann [former] - July 18, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Jurors heard opening statements on July 18 for a case in which the defendant admitted to a shooting, but argued he felt threatened and acted impulsively while under the heavy... Read More

By Nina Wilson [former] - July 10, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | stabbing | Victims |

Details A Baltimore man pleaded guilty July 10 in an attempted murder case. Doral Douglas, 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault for an incident that occurred on the... Read More

By Kylah Chacko [former] - June 28, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On June 28, a 26-year-old homicide defendant received a trial date in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.  Michael Fisher is charged with... Read More

By Stephanie Ho [former] - June 24, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A defendant was acquitted of attempted first- and second-degree murder, but found guilty of first-degree assault and other charges on June 24. Rito Cox III, 19, was convicted of first-degree... Read More

By Shelby Meek [former] - June 21, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Jurors were asked to decide whether a 19-year-old Baltimore man was the shooter during a Greenmount Avenue incident. That was after the prosecution presented surveillance footage of the shooting before... Read More

By Shelby Meek [former] - June 21, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details On June 20, parties began opening statements debating whether a 19-year-old defendant was the shooter during an incident over a year ago on the 2600 block of Greenmount Avenue before... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - May 22, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man accused of an attempted murder in West Baltimore last summer was sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with the prosecution.... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - March 28, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Defendant Travon Shaw pleaded guilty for his role in the murder of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley on March 28, less than an hour after he was sentenced to life... Read More

By Breanna Pompey [former] - March 1, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Deon Hudson received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hudson, 29, is currently charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

By Sara Palmer [former] - February 26, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Attempted murder defendant Deon Hudson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 26 to reschedule his trial.  Hudson, 29, is charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - February 8, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Feb. 7, the jury heard closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill in the attempted murder case against defendant Michael Harris.  Harris, 36, faces two... Read More