1 Killed In East Baltimore Shooting, Police Say
A man was killed over the weekend in a shooting in East Baltimore, authorities said.
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A man was killed over the weekend in a shooting in East Baltimore, authorities said.
Mayor Brandon Scott on Thursday signed into law a bill establishing a police accountability board as part of his administration's effort to restore trust between the community and the Baltimore Police Department.
A CBS News analysis of FBI homicide data shows Baltimore City's average clearance rate from 2015 to 2019 was just 38.7%, hitting a low of 29.7% in 2015, the tumultuous year when Freddie Gray was killed in police custody and arrests plummeted.
Gov. Larry Hogan weighed in Wednesday after a Baltimore police sergeant was hit by a car during a traffic stop and dragged several blocks, offering his prayers.
A heavy police presence, including a SWAT Team truck, has been reported near The Y in Druid Hill in West Baltimore.
A second victim in a Sunday night triple shooting at a Northeast Baltimore shopping center has died, police said Monday.
A 40-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a fatal shooting in West Baltimore on June 16, Baltimore police said.
The driver of the vehicle that hit the teen in the 300 block of Light Street fled the scene, police said.
An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound walked into a hospital for treatment, the Baltimore Police Department said.
A 31-year-old man who was found slumped over in the street after he had been shot on Tuesday has died from this injuries, the Baltimore Police Department said.
A 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 2021 murder of a 51-year-old woman he allegedly shot in his Highlandtown home, Baltimore police said.
Adkins was last seen on June 7 in the 1000 block of E. 33rd Street, which is not far from a senior living complex on the site of the old Memorial Stadium.
In anticipation of an uptick in crime during the summer months, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison released a short-term deployment strategy Friday focusing patrols on small areas in the city's nine police districts that historically have seen high rates of violence.
Mayor Brandon Scott sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday formally inviting him to come to Baltimore and see the progress being made to reduce violence in the city.
"I want to make sure that we don't tarnish any reputations that shouldn't be tarnished," Commissioner Michael Harrison said.
The city council and the mayor laid out crime plans this week. Mayor Brandon Scott pushed for civilians to handle non-emergencies so officers can spend more time on serious, violent crime.
In the face of several high-profile homicides and an "unacceptable" level of violence, members of the Baltimore City Council's budgeting committee called on the Baltimore Police Department to deliver a short-term crime plan and deploy more officers into neighborhoods.
A 19-year-old young man was shot in the chest at Sweet Peaz Southern Kitchen on S. Charles Street late Friday afternoon, police and City Councilman Eric Costello said.
Phone scammers are posing as officials from the Baltimore City Sheriff's Office and claiming they need money to clear an arrest warrant, the Baltimore Police Department said Friday.
The 2021 death of a 1-year-old baby has been changed to a homicide following an autopsy and toxicology test, Baltimore police said.
Mayor Brandon Scott said the department's nine districts have not undergone significant boundary changes since 1959.
Friday marks Fallen Heroes Day in Maryland. Every year, the occasion is marked by a ceremony that honors first responders who gave their lives in the line of duty. This year, we will remember an unprecedented 15 fallen heroes, seven of whom died as a result of COVID-19.
A 23-year-old Reisterstown man suspected of carjacking a Baltimore detective this week attacked the detective before commandeering his unmarked vehicle, according to charging documents obtained Thursday by WJZ.
At least 113 people have been killed in Baltimore since the start of 2022, and the city is again on pace for more than 300 homicides. As violence continues to afflict the city, residents and officials share what they believe needs to be done.
Marco Nunez, 30, was was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside Riptide Bar in the 1700 block of Thames Street around 1 a.m. on Monday, April 25.
