Baltimore homicides pass the 100 mark
president, denied any bias in an email to
The Baltimore Sun, adding that Miller and other top candidates have been invited to appear on the station.
“I don’t have any idea of what anyone associated with Sinclair does with their money,” he wrote. “Our focus has been on Coronavirus has ground Baltimore to a what’s in the best interest of the people of halt, curtailed the number of arrests and Baltimore.” upended nearly every aspect of life in the
Sinclair Chairman Davidcity.D.Smith’s children and their spouses donated a But the pace of killing has not slowed one combined $30,000 to Vignarajah, each bit. contributing the maximum $6,000 alTwo shooting deaths Thursday night and lowed under Maryland law, according to another Friday afternoon pushed the numcampaign finance reports. An additional ber of homicides this year to 104, one more $6,000 was donated by J. Duncan Smith, than the total at this time a year ago. the vice president and secretary of Sinclair, Baltimore ended 2019 with its highest ever as well as a board member. Others with ties homicide rate. to the station have donated as well. Around 10:44 p.m. Thursday, police
Smith family members have made responded to the 2500 block of East Biddle contributions to other candidates, too. Street and found 28-year-old Shawanna Frederick Smith, a Sinclair vice president Spann suffering from a gunshot wound to and board member, gave Mayor Young a her head. She was taken to Johns Hopkins $4,000 contribution. Hospital and later pronounced dead, police
His sons, Eric Smith and Alexander said.
Smith, gave Young $6,000 after a fundraisAbout an hour later police arrived in the er at one of their restaurants. Eric Smith 2100 block of Aiken St. in East Baltimore, also gave $1,000 to Scott. where an unidentified man had been shot
The Federal Communications Commisand was unresponsive. He also was transsion announced Wednesday that Sinclair ported to a local hospital, where he died. faces a record $48 million civil penalty to Also Friday morning, Baltimore police resolve three investigations by the agency. identified another homicide victim, David Spangler, 55, who was homeless and killed May 5 in the 1900 block of McHenry St. And a 19-year-old shooting victim who was in unstable condition after being shot Wednesday in the 4400 block of Flowerton Road has since died.
Then, around 4:30 p.m., a man was fatally shot in the 2700 block of E. Preston St.
The deaths are part of an especially start to May, with 15 killings in the last eight days.
Erricka Bridgeford, founder and organizer of Baltimore’s Ceasefire weekend, said that even amid the COVID-19 pandemic she has been going to homicide scenes to bless the area.
Friday was the first day of one of the Bridgeford’s 72-hour CeaseFire weekends, during which volunteers go out to street corners or spaces of murder scenes and “bless the areas,” often inspiring community members to embrace and encourage peace.
Bridgeford said there are at least 10 locations CeaseFire members will focus on over the course of the weekend.
“This last week was really bad. It was a really hard week for Baltimore,” Bridgeford said. “While I am always heartbroken when I am in any murder space, I notice when there are stretches when there are no murders at all.”
The killings in the city are slightly ahead of last year’s pace, with a total of 103 homicides recorded as of Friday morning compared with 102 last year. shopping center and heard a commotion. The two officers are then seen running across Erdman Avenue, as traffic passes, and across a median strip, toward the rowhome.
The compilation video then cuts to footage from Davis’ body-worn camera. The footage doesn’t include any audio at first because of a 30-second delay, Nadeau said. At this point, Davis fires toward the group, he said.
The video then shows a dark handgun being tossed from the porch, and three people are seen running into the house. Davis and Wilson then run toward a parked car on the street and take cover; they can be heard calling for backup. Davis can be heard saying another person is in the house.
“Do not move, I swear to God,” Wilson can be heard shouting at the group that appears to have returned to the porch.
The department’s video then cuts to Wilson’s body-worn camera footage. Two other officers can be seen now outside a front gate leading up to the rowhome. They did not appear to have their guns drawn.
Three people are on the porch. Two have their arms up in the air. The teen can be seen lying on his stomach on the top of the steps.