Criminal Justice

Tuesday was the first day of testimony in the murder trial of a 16-year-old charged with fatally shooting a driver carrying a baseball bat in broad daylight at a busy downtown intersection.

April Gaskins will be sentenced on Sept. 14 after she was convicted on charges of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor, prosecutors said.

Defense lawyers argued the school and student records have information relevant to the case, but a Baltimore County prosecutor called the request a “fishing expedition.”

Shakur, who spent some of his teenage years in Baltimore and became one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

A 16-year-old is standing trial this week on charges including first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden on July 7, 2022.

A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.

The shooting near Inner Harbor on July 7, 2022, reverberated throughout the city — and beyond — and sparked policy changes surrounding squeegee workers.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy had revoked Davis’ home detention sentence in a 2020 hit-and-run after learning that he’d been staying without court permission at a Four Seasons Hotel and a $3.4 million penthouse condo in Silo Point.

Prominent attorney Kenneth Ravenell will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appellate court declined to take up his money laundering conviction

The Baltimore City Council seized its first opportunity to grill acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley at a marathon hearing, demanding change from the official who needs its approval to permanently enter the office.

Officers found the girl with her blood coming out of her nose in November.

The nearly four-hour-long hearing included emotional testimony from attendees and calls for more resources in South Baltimore.

Levi Feldman Sr., 53, of Baltimore, is charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Lakisha Wheeler.

The meme was posted to Instagram by Harrison’s wife, just days after his abrupt exit from the Baltimore Police Department.

City Council members will have a chance for answers during a public hearing today to examine the failures of communication and action around the mass shooting in South Baltimore.

In an interview, former Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Commissioner Richard Worley provide new details about the events leading to the transfer of power.

Suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with five officers during attempt to arrest him on an outstanding warrant

Prosecutors detailed a litany of what they said were examples of Taranto’s erratic behavior before his arrest.

Gun violence such as the recent mass shooting in South Baltimore has a lasting effect on how many Baltimore young people view their lives and their community, says Adam Schwartz, an author who has taught high school in Baltimore for 25 years.

The 20-year-old was one of two people shot and killed at a neighborhood event in the Brooklyn section of South Baltimore.