Baltimore police confirmed that homicide detectives have made an arrest in the Dec. 12 killing of a 25-year-old mother and dancer on The Block who was found shot to death near Leakin Park.
Hassan Muhammed, 32, of the 1600 block of Guilford Ave., is charged with first-degree murder and related charges in the killing of Cherrie Gammon, online court records show. He was arrested on Jan. 17 at 5:30 a.m., police said.
Gammon's body was found on the side of the road in the 1400 block of N. Franklintown Road. Gammon struggled with drugs, and friends and family feared that played a role in her death. Police did not provide a motive.
Muhammad is being held without bond, according to court records. The arrest comes as police have struggled to close cases early in 2011. Only one of this year's 13 killings has resulted in an arrest — the New Year's Day stabbing of 21-year-old David Jones in Curtis Bay.