CRIME & SAFETY
Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse
A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.More than a month has passed since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Four bodies have been recovered, but Luna and another worker, Jose Mynor Lopez, have not been found. They were all Latino immigrants who came to the...
One Injured in Mullikin Court Shooting
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On April 25, at around 9:39 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1400 block of Mullikin Court to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a 27-year-old male suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot...
No Bail for Man Accused of Driving 80 MPH Striking Vehicle, Killing One Passenger
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A Glen Burnie man will remain incarcerated for a fatal car crash last year after a Baltimore City judge denied to reassess his bail on April 26. According to the prosecution, 31-year-old Trae Byes was driving under...
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