Man charged with murder of 12-year-old girl held without bail

Tyree Reynolds, the man accused in the homicide of 12-year-old Khloe Ishway at a homecoming celebration in West Baltimore, was held without bond at an initial appearance in district court Wednesday morning mere days after the girl’s death sparked a mass outcry across the city.

Reynolds appeared virtually before Judge Noelle Newman from a pretrial detention center seated in a wheelchair and wearing a yellow jumpsuit. As the judge asked him questions he answered with one-word answers and without emotion. His public defender waived the right to a bail review and did not immediately return The Banner’s request for comment.

Reynolds was charged with first- and second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm.

The hearing came just days after Ishway was fatally shot at a youth football league’s homecoming game on Saturday. Four others were injured in the shooting, which police said stemmed from an altercation over parking.

Charging documents say surveillance footage collected by police showed Reynolds, carrying a black backpack, standing in the parking lot next to the football field when he exchanged words with two other men.

Reynolds reached into the bag, pulled out a short-barreled rifle and began shooting at the two men, according to the investigators’ account in the documents. One of the men returned fire, the documents said, and Reynolds continued shooting in the direction of the football field.

Reynolds was shot in the ankle and taken to Grace Memorial Hospital. He was interviewed by homicide detectives following his release from the hospital and, according to court documents, admitted to being at the scene of the shooting but “gave false information about what he was wearing and denied shooting.”

The documents also showed that police matched a bullet recovered from Ishway’s body to a rifle recovered from the park where investigators said camera footage showed Reynolds firing his weapon.

Police are still investigating the shooting, looking for the other man they believe was involved.

In the aftermath of this tragedy, community members pulled together to support Ishway’s family, marching for peace and holding a candlelight vigil in her memory.

On Tuesday night, Jacqueline Howell, Khloe’s grandmother, said she was pleased that police had arrested Reynolds.

“It gives me great peace knowing he’s off the streets,” she said. “That’s what we wanted, justice for Khloe.”