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Maryland Security Guard Cleared In Nicholas Lee's Fatal Grocery Store Killing Maryland Security Guard Cleared In Nicholas Lee's Fatal Grocery Store Killing
Maryland Security Guard Cleared In Nicholas Lee's Fatal Grocery Store Killing No shirt, some shoes, no charges. The Baltimore security guard who shot and killed a disorderly shirtless man who started a massive brawl in the meat section of a Giant grocery store who won't be facing charges, State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced. NOW: Family members say the altercation started concerning Lee wearing his t-shirt in the store. Loved ones say the fatal shooting could’ve been prevented. @BaltimorePolice say they are investigating the security guard’s actions. No charged have been filed in the case. @wbaltv11 pic.twitter.com/JAzEIEhtuN — Tre Ward ABC 7 (@TreWardTV) July …

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Police & Fire
Several Shot Throughout The Night In Baltimore Several Shot Throughout The Night In Baltimore
Several Shot Throughout The Night In Baltimore Several people were rushed to the hospital after shots rang out overnight across Baltimore, authorities say. Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, officers were dispatched to a home in the 3800 block of Cedarhurst Road to investigate a reported shooting, according to Baltimore police. Police found a 24-year-old man at the home suffering from gunshot wounds, and were able to get the victim rushed to a hospital by ambulance. The victim's condition is not currently known. Later that evening around 7 p.m., an unidentified man was found after a shot spotter alert was put out in the 1200 block of W…

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Baltimore Grandmother Indicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors Baltimore Grandmother Indicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors
Baltimore Grandmother Indicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors A grandmother in Baltimore is facing criminal charges for failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot 15-year-old Nykayla Strawder last summer. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Thursday, Feb. 2 that a grand jury indicted April Gaskins, 54, for her alleged role in the fatal shooting on Aug. 6, 2022, when her grandson pulled the trigger, firing the bullet that killed Strawder. Police said that the shooting was believed to be accidental, though others have reportedly questioned that determination. Specifically, Gaskins was in…

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Police & Fire
Baltimore Mother Was Fleeing From Restaurant When She Was Shot In Mass Casualty Event: Police Baltimore Mother Was Fleeing From Restaurant When She Was Shot In Mass Casualty Event: Police
Baltimore Mother Was Fleeing From Restaurant When She Was Shot In Mass Casualty Event: Police Baltimore Police have released a video of the suspects they believe are connected to a mass casualty shooting over the weekend that killed two people and left several others, including an infant and toddler fighting for their life Maya Morton, 23, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30 from injuries sustained in the incident that also took the life of Gerald Fowlkes, 43 on Saturday, Jan. 28, according to Baltimore police. Police say that just after 6:40 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, the first shooting occurred, fatally striking Fowlkes and injuring a 65-year-old man in the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Av…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Death Count Rises In Baltimore Mass Casualty Incident, Toddler, Infant Fighting For Lives Death Count Rises In Baltimore Mass Casualty Incident, Toddler, Infant Fighting For Lives
Death Count Rises In Baltimore Mass Casualty Incident, Toddler, Infant Fighting For Lives A woman has died and two children are fighting for their lives after the vehicle they were traveling in was shot at in a Baltimore intersection, police say. Mya Morton, 23, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30 from injuries sustained in the incident that killed Gerald Fowlkes, 43. in the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 28, Baltimore police say. A two-month-old boy and a 3-year-old boy are in critical condition fighting for their lives after the incident. A 65-year-old man also survived the shooting and has since been released from the hospital. Shortly before 6:40 p.m. on Sat…

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Mass Casualty Incident: Five Injured, Including Children In Shooting At Baltimore Intersection Mass Casualty Incident: Five Injured, Including Children In Shooting At Baltimore Intersection
Mass Casualty Incident: Five Injured, Including Children In Shooting At Baltimore Intersection Homicide detectives in Baltimore are investigating another “mass casualty incident” that left one man dead and two children "fighting for their lives," according to Commissioner Michael Harrison. Shortly before 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, the Baltimore Police Department was advised by their ShotSpotter alert system of multiple gunshots that rang out at the intersection of Laurens Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Upon arrival, Harrison said that officers found two men with gunshot wounds who were standing outside the intersection. One man, 43, was transported to an area hospital where h…

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Killers Of Teen Shot 18 Times At Popeyes Still On The Loose: Police Killers Of Teen Shot 18 Times At Popeyes Still On The Loose: Police
Killers Of Teen Shot 18 Times At Popeyes Still On The Loose: Police Police have released images of the suspects accused killing a teen and injuring several more outside of a Popeye's during their lunch break earlier this month. Deonta Dorsey, 16, was at the Popeye's in the Edmonson Village Shopping Center with four other teens during his lunch break when he was brutally murdered on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 5, according to Baltimore police. Deonta was reportedly an innocent bystander who was not the intended target of the shooting. His body was struck by bullets at least 18 times, his family said in a GoFundMe. Deonta Dorsey was killed outside of…

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Baltimore Killer Gets Two Life Sentences For Murders Spanning Two Days Baltimore Killer Gets Two Life Sentences For Murders Spanning Two Days
Baltimore Killer Gets Two Life Sentences For Murders Spanning Two Days A repeat violent offender was sentenced to two life sentences after a murder streak in May 2021, authorities announced. Gerald Smith was sentenced on first degree murder charges in connections with the deaths of Marvis Polluck and Brittany Hayes-Smith, on May 2 and May 3, 2021, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney. “This defendant is a repeat violent offender who took two lives in two days with clearly no regard for humanity or the law,” said State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates. “It is apparent to me that he should never be on the streets of our city again. My heart goes out to the f…

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Schools
High School Student Gunned Down Near Campus Shortly After Dismissal In Baltimore: Police High School Student Gunned Down Near Campus Shortly After Dismissal In Baltimore: Police
High School Student Gunned Down Near Campus Shortly After Dismissal In Baltimore: Police Officials say that a Forest Park High School student was shot and killed off-campus in Baltimore on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Baltimore City Public School District confirmed in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon that the 15-year-old student was shot after school and away from campus shortly after dismissal. Today we learned about a fatal shooting involving a Forest Park HS student. The shooting took place after school, away from campus. Police are investigating. Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and school community. Counselors will be available tomorrow at the school. — Baltimore C…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Shot, Killed In Latest Baltimore County Shooting Police ID Teen Shot, Killed In Latest Baltimore County Shooting
Police ID Teen Shot, Killed In Latest Baltimore County Shooting New information has been released by Baltimore County Police investigators following the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy over the weekend. Lamar Leslie-Allen has been identified by the police as the victim who was shot on Saturday, Jan. 21 in the unit block of Shadwell Court and later died at an area hospital. Police say that shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to Shadwell Court to investigate a shooting, where they found Leslie-Allen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital, where he was later pro…

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Baltimore Teen's Killer Arrested After New Year Murder Baltimore Teen's Killer Arrested After New Year Murder
Baltimore Teen's Killer Arrested After New Year Murder A Baltimore man has been arrested after allegedly killing a teenage girl in the early morning hours of New Years Day, authorities say. Andre Bailey, 26, is accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old D'Asia Garrison, and injuring an unidentified 31-year-old man around 3:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 1, according to Baltimore police. Police were dispatched to the 700 block of North Glover Street after receiving a Shot Spotter alert for gunfire in the area when they found the teen and 31-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were rushed to a hospital where the teen was pronounced dead.  …

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'We Refuse To Normalize This Violence:' Baltimore County Exec Speaks Out After Teen Killed 'We Refuse To Normalize This Violence:' Baltimore County Exec Speaks Out After Teen Killed
'We Refuse To Normalize This Violence:' Baltimore County Exec Speaks Out After Teen Killed A 15-year-old is the latest victim of gun violence in Baltimore County in 2023, police announced, and elected officials are up in arms. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the unit block of Shadwell Court shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, where there was a report of a shooting involving a teenager. According to a department spokesperson, the injured 15-year-old was rushed to an area hospital with a gunshot wound, where he was later pronounced dead. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski mourned the teen on social media, posting that he "was he…

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