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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
Police & Fire
Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murder In Shooting Of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murder In Shooting Of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murder In Shooting Of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley One of the suspects accused of killing Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley in December 2021 has been found guilty of first-degree murder, bringing what officers are hoping is a “sense of closure and peace” to her loved ones. The devoted officer and mother of four was fatally shot on Dec. 16, 2021 during a line-of-duty ambush and taken off life support a week later. Elliott Knox, 34, who was charged alongside Trevon Shaw with her murder and the separate homicide of 38-year-old Justin Johnson that occurred just hours later, was convicted Wednesday. Deliberations took more than 14 hours. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Vigil For Fallen Baltimore Police Officer To Move Forward After Being Previously Canceled Vigil For Fallen Baltimore Police Officer To Move Forward After Being Previously Canceled
Vigil For Fallen Baltimore Police Officer To Move Forward After Being Previously Canceled A vigil honoring a fallen Baltimore police officer will be held after being rescheduled due to weather, authorities announce. A vigil for Keona Holley, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in Dec. 2021, will be held on Friday, Jan. 20, announce Baltimore officials.  The vigil honoring Holley's life and legacy was originally scheduled for Dec. 2022, but was moved due to inclement weather.  The vigil will be held in the Intersection of Hazel Street and Pennington Avenue at 4:30 p.m.

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by Annie DeVoe
Politics
Family Outraged Over Revision To 'Officer Keona Holley Public Safety Act' Family Outraged Over Revision To 'Officer Keona Holley Public Safety Act'
Family Outraged Over Revision To 'Officer Keona Holley Public Safety Act' Outrage is brewing after a bill honoring a fallen Baltimore Police officer was revised during a recent Senate hearing, multiple sources report. When it was originally introduced to the Senate, the Officer Keona Holley Public Safety Act (S652) was designed to remove the option of parole for people convicted of conspiring, attempting or committing the murder of a police officer. Now, the bill focuses on expanding state funds to provide college scholarships to children of first responders who were killed in the line of duty – and Holley’s family is not happy "We're extremely disappointed a…

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by David Cifarelli
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Bill Honoring Baltimore Officer Keona Holley Moves Through Maryland State Senate Bill Honoring Baltimore Officer Keona Holley Moves Through Maryland State Senate
Bill Honoring Baltimore Officer Keona Holley Moves Through Maryland State Senate A bill honoring a Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley,  who was unjustly killed in her cruiser at work, is working its way through the Maryland State Senate. Senate Bill 652 would make people ineligible for parole if they are convicted of conspiring, attempting or committing the murder of a police officer. Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard testimony about the bill on Tuesday, Mar. 15, WTOP reports.  Holley, 39, was sitting in her patrol car in the 4400 block of Pennington Avenue when she was shot multiple times by  Elliot Knox and Travon Shaw around 1:30 a.m. on…

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by David Cifarelli
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Funeral Arrangements Set For Fallen Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley Funeral Arrangements Set For Fallen Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
Funeral Arrangements Set For Fallen Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley Funeral arrangements for fallen Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley have been announced.  A public viewing will be held at Wylie Funeral Home, located at 701 N. Mount St, Baltimore MD 21207. The viewing will be held on the following dates: Sunday Jan. 9, from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday Jan. 10, from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. The funeral will be held Jan. 11 at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt St., Baltimore, Md., 21201 The Wake will begin at  9:00 a.m. The Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Further details to be announced on https://t.co/TvPWml8al6 pic.twitter.com/Ccs…

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by Joe Gomez
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
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Details Released In Ambush Of Baltimore Officer, Separate Homicide Details Released In Ambush Of Baltimore Officer, Separate Homicide
Details Released In Ambush Of Baltimore Officer, Separate Homicide Details in the ambush of a Baltimore officer and a separate homicide have been released by FoxBaltimore.com Units responding to reports of a Pennington Avenue crash found officer Keona Holley with gunshot wounds to her head, hand and leg around 1:30 a.m. last Thursday, and shell casings in a parking pad across the street, the outlet says citing court documents. Around 3 a.m., Justin Johnson, 38, was shot dead on Lucia Avenue, and authorities believe the same suspects were responsible: Travon Shaw, 32, and Elliot Knox, 31. Baltimore police identified the officer shot as Keona Holley, a…

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
$118,000 Reward Offered In Ambush Shooting Of Baltimore Police Officer $118,000 Reward Offered In Ambush Shooting Of Baltimore Police Officer
$118,000 Reward Offered In Ambush Shooting Of Baltimore Police Officer Maryland authorities are offering a $118,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the "ambush-style" shooting of a Baltimore police officer. Keona Holley, a two-year veteran of the force, was shot while sitting in her patrol car early Thursday on the 4400 block of Pennington Avenue, Baltimore police said. Officers were called to the scene around 1:35 a.m., after receiving a report of a patrol car that crashed. Officers found Holley, who had been assigned to the Southern District, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. They rendered first aid and worked to get her …

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by Nicole Acosta