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Man Who Assisted Shooter in Killing MTA Bus Driver Sentenced to Four Years Home Detention
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A 32-year-old Baltimore man accused of driving a shooter to and from the scene of a shooting was sentenced for being an accessory after the fact. On May 16, the prosecution asked Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge...
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Walks Out to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Following Democratic Primary Win
Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s highly publicized feud has trickled over to pop culture and politics. Last week, President Joe Biden used the music in the feud for his campaign against Donald Trump. Now, Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott is the next to follow suit after playing Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” as his walk-out song after defeating the city’s former mayor, Sheila Dixon, this past Tuesday night (May 14). Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Rocky Relationship Explained Following his win in Baltimore’s Democratic mayoral primary for a second term, Scott delivered a rousing victory speech at Rye Street Market Building in Baltimore Peninsula with the...
Preakness 2024: Headliner Jack Harlow lovin’ on Baltimore as he shouts out Lamar Jackson, Orioles
Jack Harlow finally made it to Baltimore. His first show in the city was supposed to be in 2020 at The Ottobar, an intimate Charles Village venue. But that gig was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapper told a much bigger audience at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday night. He was scheduled to perform at the Preakness Stakes in 2021, but dropped out after his DJ was charged with murder. ...
PSP: Maryland man loses $35,000 to fraudulent car sale in Poconos
MONROE CO., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are investigating the report of a fraudulent vehicle sale to a 58-year-old man from Baltimore, Maryland. The vehicle, a 2020 Toyota 4-Runner, is valued at $35,000, with an additional $30 transfer fee included in the alleged fraudulent sale. The theft occurred on...
Mural dedicated to health care workers, patients four years after pandemic shutdowns
This spring marks four years since the COVID-19 pandemic forced shutdowns nationwide. The University of Maryland Baltimore-Washington Medical Center honored health care workers and patients Thursday with a mural. The mural commemorates the shared experience between patients, workers, family members and the community and celebrates their courage. "Such a beautiful...
Surveillance Footage Captures Suspect Allegedly Performing Back-to-Back Shootings, Prosecutor Claims
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. The trial of a defendant who allegedly followed and shot two Royal Farms customers, killing one last July began May 14. Reginald Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, firearm possession...
Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder, Attempted Murder in Two Separate Shootings
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced a 24-year-old man to 30 years in prison after the defendant pleaded guilty to two separate shootings, including the murder of 52-year-old Eric Jennings last year. On May 17, Cornelius...
Police seize suspected cannabis, heroin, and fentanyl after vehicle collision in Maryland
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - While responding to a vehicle collision in the area, Anne Arundel County police arrested a suspect for drug possession. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Steven Scott Freeman of Millersville, Maryland. Police arrived in the area of New Cut Road and Upton road in...
Attempted Murder Suspect Accused of Shooting at Victim 14 Times Held Without Bail
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A 22-year-old Baltimore man will remain held without bail after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge deemed the District Court’s decision “appropriate” during a bail review proceeding on May 17. The case of Keiontay...
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