Crime

Three people were killed and three others injured in Friday and Saturday shootings, Baltimore Police said.

Fifteen-year-old Nykayla Strawder was shot in the head Saturday night and pronounced dead at a hospital. Police on Sunday identified the suspected shooter as a 9-year-old boy who accidentally shot Strawder while playing with a loaded gun.

Marilyn Mosby's attorneys are asking a judge to bar the government from using the term “financial hardship” at her trial on perjury charges, saying it would bias jurors against Mosby as they hear about her withdrawals from her retirement account during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In interviews with The Baltimore Sun, 15-year-old Jay’den Williams provides a rare look at what a victim of gun violence thought in the moments before she recanted her statements in court.

Alicia White continues to climb the Baltimore Police Department ranks after facing manslaughter and other charges in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray.

Eric Melancon, who currently serves as chief of staff under Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, has been promoted to oversee compliance with the 2017 federal consent decree.

The 8-year-old girl whose Wednesday shooting death is under investigation by Baltimore County Police had attended Woodhome elementary school in Baltimore City, according to a letter sent Friday to parents.

A juvenile has been charged after an 8-year-old girl died from gunfire Wednesday night in Idlewylde, Baltimore County Police said.

Police are investigating a body that was found floating in the water Friday morning at the Inner Harbor downtown.

A West Virginia man was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison after he sent emails threatening Dr. Anthony Fauci and another federal health official for talking about the coronavirus and efforts to prevent its spread.

A Montgomery County prosecutor on Thursday urged a judge to question a Clarksburg woman before deciding whether she is mentally fit to stand trial on murder charges stemming from the disappearance of her two young children nearly eight years ago.

An Anne Arundel County Circuit judge sentenced Liam Penn, 29, to 100 years, suspended down to 60 years, of prison time for a double shooting that killed an 18-year-old woman and permanently injured a 26-year-old.

Four people were shot in West Baltimore in three separate shootings that took place within 1 1/2 hours Wednesday night, Baltimore Police said.

Starting on Monday, Baltimore County Police will operate four new speed cameras in school zones in Owings Mills, Pikesville and Randallstown.

A 55-year-old Columbia man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his roommate, Howard County Police said Wednesday.

Neil Adleberg, a former Mount Saint Joseph wrestling coach accused of sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree rape, was released from home detention on Wednesday, with a trial date set for January.

A fifth murder trial for Keith Davis Jr. has been set for May. By that time, Ivan Bates is expected to have been sworn in as state's attorney, and he has said he believed the charges should be dismissed.

A man was shot in the 2400 block of Kermit Court in Westport on Monday night and later died at Shock Trauma, Baltimore Police said.

A squeegee worker was shot and killed Saturday in West Baltimore’s Mondawmin neighborhood. Police said there was no evidence the shooting involved an interaction with a motorist.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made an appearance in West Baltimore on Tuesday night for National Night Out, a yearly nationwide event meant to strengthen relationships between residents and police.

Four years ago, Teresa Lancaster visited the Maryland Attorney General’s Office in Baltimore and described sexual abuse she suffered decades ago at Archbishop Keough High School. Tuesday she and other victims returned, seeking the status of an investigation into the Catholic Church before AG Brian Frosh leaves office at year's end.