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Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney
Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney One of the shooters convicted of murdering Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley and Justin Johnson will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the opportunity to be released, State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Thursday. Travon Shaw was sentenced on March 28 to life in prison without the possibility of parole - plus 20 years - for the fatal ambush-style attack that left both victims dead in 2021. "Today's sentencing of Travon Shaw ensures that he will never be able to commit another ruthless act of violence in our city ever again," Bates said in a statement.  "Officer Ke…

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by Zak Failla
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'Wrong Place, Wrong Time:' Grandmother Killed In Baltimore Shooting Mourned By Family 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time:' Grandmother Killed In Baltimore Shooting Mourned By Family
'Wrong Place, Wrong Time:' Grandmother Killed In Baltimore Shooting Mourned By Family A family is in mourning after a beloved 60-year-old grandmother was shot and killed over the weekend in Baltimore. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Friday night, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 4300 block of Pennington Avenue, where they were met by a 60-year-old woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Now, the family of Mary Lou Schuman is saying that she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was fatally shot. "Last night at 10:30 p.m., my mom was shot and killed in Curtis B…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead In 3-Alarm Curtis Bay Blaze, Baltimore Fire Department Says One Dead In 3-Alarm Curtis Bay Blaze, Baltimore Fire Department Says
One Dead In 3-Alarm Curtis Bay Blaze, Baltimore Fire Department Says At least one person has died in a massive fire that broke out early Monday, March 7 in Curtis Bay, the Baltimore City Fire Department reported. Firefighters responded to 5200 Curtis Avenue around 7:15 a.m., where smoke was billowing from a fuel facility.  At the time the fire broke out, four employees were working at the facility, WJZ reports. BCFD is on scene of a fatal 3-alarm facility fire on Curtis Ave. Four employee were working outside when a fire occurred & immediately spread inside the facility. Due to the amount of fire & flammable products inside, a 3rd alarm was stru…

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by David Cifarelli & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley Taken Off Life Support Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley Taken Off Life Support
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley Taken Off Life Support Baltimore police officer Keona Holley died after she was taken off life support Thursday, Dec. 23, a week after she was shot in a line-of-duty ambush, authorities announced. "Her health has been deteriorating over the last couple of days and her family, in consultation with her doctors, has had to make the most difficult decision," Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. "Her strength, courage and resilience are an inspiration to us all." Holley -- who joined the force in 2019 -- was rushed to the hospital after she was shot in her patrol car on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay arou…

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by Cecilia Levine