2008 had barely begun when a gunman burst into Cherry Hill New Year’s party, ordered everyone to the floor and demanded money.
When Lindwood Colvin, 28, refused to turn over his cash, the intruder shot him repeatedly in the chest. It was just two minutes after midnight, and Baltimore already had a homicide victim.
In all, 234 people were slain in the city last year — or just about two homicides every three days.
“It makes me question the mind-set of the people engaged in this violent acts,” said Mayor Sheila Dixon. “You could have police officers on every corner, and people would still go after other people. We really need to get to the root of it. What causes someone to go after someone else out in public and care so little about the loss of life?”
Most of killings, 192, came from a gun, fueled by the deadly mixture of easy access to illegal weapons and misplaced rage.
Dawn Shipley was fatally shot May 3 in the 500 block of Brunswick Street by an unknown assailant who, police say, drew a gun after she refused to give him a cigarette. Edward Baylor, 32, and Rebecca Meekins, 16, were gunned down during what authorities called an “extreme” case of road rage. Even a former city councilman, Kenneth Harris, was killed during a botched robbery outside a Northeast Baltimore jazz club.
“They have one thing in common: prior gun offenses,” city Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld said about half the offenders. “I’d love to believe they’re reformed and they’re going out and putting in job applications at IBM. But I know that bad guys with guns get guns again.”
And so, police focused their resources on guns and saw immediate results. Baltimore’s 234 homicides were almost 50 fewer than the 282 in 2007, an 18 percent drop. It is the lowest number of killings in one year since 1988.
Near the end of January, the city went eight straight days without a homicide. In February, an entire week passed without a killing. Between June and July, another week passed without a slaying. Five days passed between July and August and another five straight passed in October homicide-free.
Shootings dropped from 637 to 567, a decrease of 11 percent. Aggravated assaults with guns dropped by 5 percent.
But Baltimore resident Cathy Pearson, who lost two sons to gun violence, says she doesn’t feel any safer.
“It’s really senseless,” said Pearson, whose oldest son, Charles Massenburg, 33, was killed outside a nightclub on Nov. 1, 1997. Her youngest son, Damon Massenburg, was 32 when he was shot Aug. 12, 2000, during a robbery in the 1900 block of Edmondson Avenue.
“It’s even more senseless now,” she said. “I work for the court, and if I don’t hear it on TV, I see it every day. It’s horrible.
Homicide count Bealefeld said the lower homicide total is because of the work of many city and state agencies, including the police.
“A lot of focus is around the homicide number,” he said. “It’s the galvanizing crime of Baltimore. It is the issue that people make their first blush judgment about your effectiveness. I’ve been here 27 years. I know that’s not some new standard. That’s been the standard for at least the last five or six police commissioners.”
But as homicides and shootings decreased, violent crime remained the same. And overall crime increased by 1 percent. Disturbingly, robbery with guns increased by 9 percent.
“”We took a hit on robberies, and I think we can do better on that issue,” Bealefeld says. “We really have been hammering away at guns, It’s not just, ‘Go out and arrest bad guys with guns.’ ”
The Gun Tracing Task Force, GunStat, Gun Offender Registry — along with serving outstanding warrants for suspects with a history of gun crimes — have contributed to what Bealefeld calls a systematic approach to fighting gun crime.
The department started off 2009 by seizing 48 guns and arresting 44 suspects, including two seizures by Bealefeld personally. The total number of firearms seized in 2008 was 2,695.
Bealefeld said officers have seen a rising paranoia among gun criminals.
“They think law enforcement is omniscient,” Bealefeld said. “They think you have cameras mounted on seagulls, that everybody’s an informant, that everybody’s a cop. The level of paranoia is crazy. They think you know everything. When you knock on their girlfriend’s door or their grandmother’s door and say, ‘Came to give you a hug, just to say we love you, that’s it,’ it gets in the guy’s brain.”
Closure rate Even as police make progress against homicides, closing cases have proved difficult.
Colvin’s slaying remains unsolved, as does Shipley’s and 138 other killings.
In all, the city’s homicide division has a 32 percent clearance rate for this year’s homicides and a 45 percent overall clearance rate.
“I’ve heard that a lot of homicides go unsolved,” said Shipley’s twin sister, Diana. “I feel an emptiness in my heart. It’s a void I don’t think I can ever fill.”
Sheryl Goldstein, Dixon’s director of criminal justice, said city leaders have improved collaboration am among agencies but could do a better job “improving clearance rates for all crime.”
Bealefeld said he wants improved training, accountability and communication in the new year. He also wants to improve the agency’s focus on robberies.
“One of the things that’s hurt the police department is the turnover of police commissioners,” Bealefeld said. “You’re not going to see in ’09 some new manifesto about policing. It’s going to be community engagement, building strong partnerships, targeting offenders. That’s what it’s going to be for as long as I’m here.”
Dixon says she heartened that record number of citizens have participated in Citizens on Patrol walks with the police department. She says sharp drops in homicides in East and West Baltimore also give her hope.
But the mayor acknowledged that Baltimore’s problems need a “holistic” fix that’s at times outside the range of the city government.
“We can tighten up our gun efforts, sending the kind of message that New York has sent,” the mayor said. “But you have to look at what’s happening in those families. We can’t go in and raise their children for them.”
Baltimore Homicides:
December Homicides: 21 murders; 19 unsolved; 2 solved
Dec. 30: Petro Taylor, 20, 4400 block of N. Franklintown Road. Open
Dec. 29: Antonio Coby, 28, 800 block of Chauncy Ave. Open
Dec. 27: Lisa Bushrod, 42, 1919 N Broadway. Open
Dec. 25: David Woodward, 30, Bennett Place and Fremont Avenue. Open.
Dec. 24: Edgar Mazyck, 39, 2700 Edmonson Avenue. Open
Dec. 23: Alaina Ciara High, 800 block of S. Bouldin St. Detective John Mcgrath, Open
Dec. 23: Ronald Hall, 46, 1700 block of Lanvale St. Detective Corey Alston, Open
Dec. 19: Thaddeus McCauley, 19, 1400 block of Homestead St. Detective James Lloyd, Open
Dec. 16: Gary Mann, 24, 5100 block of Palmer Avenue. Detective Roscoe Lewis, Open
Dec. 15: Warren Davis, 5400 block of Fairlawn Ave. Detective Irvin Bradley, Open
Dec. 15: Oril Jackson Jr., 21, 2600 block of East Chase Street. Detective David Mcdermott, Open
Dec. 11: Larry Gaither, 44, 1000 block of Jack Place. Detective John Riddick, Open
Dec. 10: Brian Carlos Smith, 37, 3000 block of Pulaski Highway. Detective Juan Diaz, Open
Dec. 9: Baby Boy Blevins, 2600 block of St. Paul St. Detective Mark Veney, Closed*
Dec. 7: Ronald Jackson, 14, 1100 block of Myrtle Ave. Detective Frank Miller, Open
Dec. 6: Darrell Keith, 24, 5000 block of Denmore Ave. Detective Raymond Yost, Open
Dec. 6: Travis Mafoski, 28, 700 block of N. Howard St. Detective Mark Veney, Closed*
Dec. 5: Michael Harris, 37, 2500 block of Garrett Ave. Detective Shawn Reichenberg, Open
Dec. 2: Leroy Boxdale, 2700 block of Hilldale Ave. Detective Sean Jones, Open
Dec. 1: Alton Alston, 19, 200 block of S. Clinton St. Detective Daniel Nicholson, Open
Dec. 1: Donnell Williams Jr. 1800 block of North Washington Street. Detective Gordon Carew, Open
November Homicides: 30 murders; 18 unsolved; 12 solved
Nov. 30: Dawn Williams-Stewart, 41, 4000 block of Parkside Drive. Detective Gregory Boris, Closed*
Nov. 30: Troy Brown, 45, 4000 block of Oakford Ave. Detective Donald Bradshaw, Open
Nov. 30: Darren Davis, 26, 4000 block of Oakford Ave. Detective Donald Bradshaw, Open
Nov. 30: Perrish Parker, 14, 4000 block of Oakford Ave. Detective Donald Bradshaw, Open
Nov. 26: Adrian Andrews, 17, 2800 block of Saint Lo Dr. Detective Frederick Daum, Open
Nov. 26: Alexander Njuguna, 29, 1000 block of Woodson Road. Detective Vernon Parker, Open
Nov. 25: Frederick Ward, 25, 2300 block of Barclay Street. Detective Kirk Hastings, Open
Nov. 25: Voncelle Blackwell, 26, 2900 block of Limond Place. Detective Joseph Landsman, Open
Nov. 23: Adama Diara, 22, 2200 block of Tucker Lane. Detective Jonathan Jones, Open
Nov. 23: Angelo Ford, 49, 1000 block of Leadenhall St. Detective Roscoe Lewis, Closed*
Nov. 23: Richard Green, 39, 1300 block of W. North Ave. Detective Robert Ross, Closed*
Nov. 22: Isaiah Benjamin, 39, 6600 block of Eberle Drive. Detective Joon Kim, Open
Nov. 21: Markel Williams, 15, 2800 block of N. Dukeland St. Detective Gary Niedermeier, Closed*
Nov. 21: Veronica Williams, 28, 1300 E. North Avenue. Detective Valencia Vaugh, Closed*
Nov. 18: Steven Graham, 14, 400 block of Maude Avenue. Detective Bryan Kershaw, Closed*
Nov. 18: Charles Hogans, 45, 2000 block of N. Dukeland St. Detective Kirk Hastings, Open
Nov. 18: Lyle Dimeler, 53, 400 block of Calhoun Street. Detective Mark Veney, Open
Nov. 18: Donte Graham, 21, 1100 block of Abbott Court. Detective Michael Moran, Open
Nov. 17: Joseph Robinson, 30, 500 block of S. Smallwood St. Detective Chris Bieling, Open
Nov. 17: Charles Norman, 48, 4800 block of Palmer Ave. Detective Napolean Mclain, Open
Nov. 15: William Hightower, 48, 3000 block of Woodhome Avenue. Detective Brian Lewis, Warrant*
Nov. 12: Larry Franklin, 22, 2000 block of Robb St. Detective James Lloyd, Open
Nov. 12: Eunice Taylor, 69, 3100 block of Mary Avenue. Detective Steven Hohman, Closed*
Nov. 11: Valando Goodman, 32, 2200 block of Jefferson Street. Detective Jonathan Jones, Closed*
Nov. 11: Gregory Hines, 30, 2200 block of Linden Ave. Detective David Mcdermott, Open
Nov. 7: Leroy J. Taylor, 45, 600 block of Sewell Street. Detective Ray Hunter, Open
Nov. 7: Takira Leray Johnson-Bey, 27, first block of Custom House Ave. Detective Corey Alston, Closed*
Nov. 3: Ernest McFadden, 39, 200 block of N. Carrollton Avenue. Detective Mark Vaney, Open
Nov. 2: Anthony Rainer, 25, 1800 block of E. Monument Street. Detective Jonathan Jones, Closed*
Nov. 1: Mark Henson, 1500 block of McKean Avenue. Detective Shawn Reichenberg, Closed*
October homicides: 21 murders; 18 unsolved; 3 solved
Oct. 31: Harley Johnson, 27, 2200 block of Echodale Avenue. Detective Arthur Brummer, Open
Oct. 29: Mark Vines, 21, 600 block of McKewin Ave. Detective Marvin Sydnor, Open
Oct. 25: Jason Betts, 25, 2400 block of Loyola Southway. Detective Randolph Wynn, Open
Oct. 25: Derrick Phillips, 42, 1800 block of North Regester Ave. Detective Frank Miller, Open
Oct. 23: Gregory Boston, 48, 2700 block of Oswego Ave. Detective Juan Diaz, Open
Oct. 22: Marshall Nelson, 23, 3500 block of Pelham Avenue. Detective Steven Hohman, Open
Oct. 22: Dontay Monroe, 18, 1400 block of Exeter Hall Avenue, Detective Gordon Carew
Oct. 21: Shawn Crosby, 600 block of North Clinton St. Detective Vernon Parker, Open
Oct. 21: Kenneth Ringgold, 34, 100 block of N. Janney St. Detective Frank Miller, Open
Oct. 20: Carlton Tremain Bethea, 29, 500 block of W. Preston St. Detective Michael Moran, Open
Oct. 19: Delvon Butts, 15, 200 block of S. Smallwood St. Detective Brian Lewis, Open
Oct. 14: Rubin Nelson, 26, 1900 block of N. Rosedale St. Detective Chris Bieling, Closed*
Oct. 12: Justin Berry, 19, 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Detective Mark Hughes, Open
Oct. 12: Howard Grant, 18, 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Detective Mark Hughes, Open
Oct. 12: Darius Burton, 18, 4300 block of Davis Avenue. Detective Gregory Boris, Closed*
Oct. 6: Darrell Gulliver, 500 block of S. Catherine St. Detective Donald Bradshaw, Open
Oct. 6: Clayton Oxendine, 24, 300 block of S. Fulton Ave. Detective Ray Hunter, Open
Oct. 6: Cyprian Jackson, 29, 2500 block of Madison Ave. Detective Corey Alston, Closed*
Oct. 5: Craig Colvin, 23, 3100 block of Virginia Avenue. Detective Roscoe Lewis, Open
Oct. 4: William Haskins, 32, 1800 block of Penrose Ave. Detective John Mcgrath, Open
Oct. 2: Modesto Smith, 21, 700 block of Alleghany Place. Detective David Mcdermott, Open
September homicides: 15 murders; 10 unsolved; 5 solved
Sept. 30: Helen Reightler, 43, Unit block of West Pratt Street. Detective Robert Ross, Closed*
Sept. 30: Michael Wilson, 24, 3000 block of Belair Road. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, Open
Sept. 28: Kevin Rouzer, 29, 1700 block of N. Broadway. Detective Eric Sharp, Open
Sept. 26: Jarell Laws, 17, 5300 block of Cordelia St. Detective Steven Hohman, Open
Sept. 23: Derrick Reed, 15, 2500 block of Aisquith St. Detective Napolean Mclain, Closed*
Sept. 20: Kenneth N. Harris Sr., 45, 1500 block of Havenwood Rd. Detective Donald Diehl, Closed*
Sept. 14: Barry Graham, 24, 700 block of W. Lexington. Detective Martin Young, Open
Sept. 14: Lloyd Milton, 2100 block of Boston St. Detective Gary Niedermeier, Open
Sept. 11: Jeffrey Brown, 34, 1500 block of Wadsworth Way. Detective Eric Sharp, Closed*
Sept. 9: Dominic Faw, 29, 200 block of N. Eutaw St. Detective Kirk Hastings, Open
Sept. 9: Robert Wilson, 23, 2000 block of Boone Street. Detective Gregory Boris, Open
Sept. 8: Demarco Brown Jr., 25, 800 block of N. Milton Ave. Detective Kirk Hastings, Open
Sept. 6: Andre Harris, 23, 200 block of Harmison Street. Detective Robert Dohony, Open
Sept. 6: Shirley Johnson, 44, 1100 block of N. Woodington Road. Detective Sean Jones, Closed*
Sept. 3: Tyrone Bowie, 26, 2100 block of Ashland Avenue. Detective Joseph Landsman, Open
August homicides: 22 murders; 19 unsolved; 3 solved
Aug. 31: Durrell Aldridge, 24, 200 block of S. Woodington Road. Detective Irvin Bradley, Open.
Aug. 31: Reginald Carter Jr., 20, 400 block of S. Longwood St. Detective Corey Alston, Open
Aug. 30: Levon McCray, 23, 900 block of Valley Street. Detective Irvin Bradey, Open
Aug. 27: Floyd Jones, 56, 1800 block of North Port St. Detective Joon Kim, Open
Aug. 27: Clarence Hamlett Jr., 22, 1300 block of North Stricker St. Detective Daniel Nicholson, Open
Aug. 26: Wilbert Flowers, 31, 800 block of East 43rd Street. Detective Valencia Vaughn, Open
Aug. 22: Tavon Garrison, 28, 2400 block of E. Lanvale St. Detective Robert Cherry, Open
Aug. 20: Eric Brown, 20, 1000 block of Edmondson Avenue. Detective Jonathan Jones, Open
Aug. 18: John Person, 17, 2900 block of Garrison Blvd. Detective Robert Ross, Closed*
Aug. 15: Kiuna Jackson, 19, 3700 block of Harford Road. Detective Bryan Kershaw, Open
Aug. 14: Brandon Robinson, 23, 2800 block of Oakley Avenue. Detective Raymond Yost, Open
Aug. 13: Vernon Paige, 21, 3100 block of Savoy Street. Detective Ray Hunter, Open
Aug. 12: Michael Sewell, 29, 1000 block of Brantley Avenue. Detective Frederick Daum, Open
Aug. 12: Michael Little, 28, 3700 block of Eldorado Ave. Detective Robert Dohony, Open
Aug. 9: George Blaine, 30, 1700 block of N. Bradford St. Detective John Mcgrath, Open
Aug. 8: Javon Thompson, 1, 3200 block of Auchentoroly Terrace. Detective Vernon Parker, Closed*
Aug. 8: Rudy Guzman, 22, 3300 block of East Fayette Street. Detective Eric Sharp, Open
Aug. 8: Shawn Weaver, 38, 1000 block of Shellbanks Road. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, Open
Aug. 7: Mathew Scarborough, 16, 500 block of Castle St. Detective Eric Sharp, Closed*
Aug. 6: Robert Buckner, 19, 1300 block of Bloomingdale Road. Detective Gordon Carew, Open
Aug. 5: Eddie VanKirk, 45, 300 block of South Parrish Street. Detective Shawn Reichenberg, Open
Aug. 5: Jeffrey Alston, 23, 1700 block of W. Fayette St. Detective John McGrath, Open
July Homicides: 21 murders; 11 unsolved; 10 solved
July 30: Ralph Hall, 37, 4700 block of Greenspring Ave. Detective Michael Moran, Open
July 29: Troy Wilson, 17, 400 block of Aisquith. Detective John Riddick, Open
July 29: Bernard Soloman, 23, 2700 block of Manokin St. Detective Steven Hohman, Closed*
July 28: Brandon Eveline, 23, 1900 block of East North Avenue. Detective Frank Miller, Open
July 27: Tyrone McCray, 28, 5500 block of Ivanhoe Ave. Detective Robert Patton, Open
July 25: Quinton Hogan, 23, 5500 block of Wabash Ave. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, Closed*
July 25: Donell Rogers, 21, 5500 block of Wabash Ave. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, Closed*
July 21: Justin Harrison, 27, 3800 block of Park Heights Ave. Detective Arthur Brummer, Open
July 21: Elizabeth Queensbury, 51, 1200 block of W. Pratt St. Detective Joseph Landsman, Closed*
July 20: Ruby Johnson Mosby, 23, 1200 block of Limit Ave. Detective Juan Diaz, Closed*
July 20: Gary Cooper, 29, 200 block of North Hilton Street. Detective Frank Mundy, Open
July 19: Omar Phillips, 35, 900 block of W. North Ave. Detective Kirk Hastings, Closed*
July 18: Ralph McKnight, 50, 800 block of Bridgeview Road. Detective David Mcdermott, Open
July 18: Kevin McKnight, 45, 5000 block of Pembridge Ave. Detective Napolean Mclain, Open
July 13: Tony Smith, 3200 block of Lyndale Ave. Detective Robert Ross, Open
July 12: Calvin Ray, 17, 3700 block of Liberty Heights Ave. Detective Sean Jones, Closed*
July 11: Patrice Marable, 1100 block of Gleneagle Road. Detective Frank Mundy, Closed*
July 11: Unidentified shot male skeleton, 4800 block of Strathdale Road. Detective Robert Dohony, Open
July 11: Bryant Wallace, 21, 1800 block of Braddish Ave. Detective Jonathan Jones, Warrant*
July 8: Brenda Hatfield, 45, 4500 block of Old Frederick Road. Detective Raymond Yost, Open
July 6: Kenneth Baker, 28, 2600 block of E. Preston St. Detective James Lloyd, Closed*
June: 24 murders; 15 unsolved; 9 solved
June 27: Nicole Sesker, 38, 3900 block of W. Garrison Avenue. Detective Todd Corriveau, closed*
June 27: Chicas Santiago, 38, 2600 block of E. Baltimore Street. Detective John Riddick, open
June 24: Phillip Gaddy, 41, 1700 block of Abbotston Road. Detective Valencia Vaughn, open
June 22: Romie Ziegler, 21, 500 block of Bloom Street. Detective David Mcdermott, open
June 22: Amanda Marie Bishop, 22, 1300 block of Nanticoke Street. Detective Marvin Sydnor, open
June 22: Stephan Walters, 24, 200 block of E. Montgomery Street. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, open
June 22: Marcus Caldwell, 23, 3200 block of Sequoia Avenue. Detective Donald Bradshaw, open
June 20: Keyva Bluitt, 35, 800 block of Battery Avenue. Detective Corey Alston, open
June 19: Brian Goodwin, 21, 500 block of Bloom Street. Detective Roscoe Lewis, open
June 19: Donta Gregory, 32, 400 block of W. 28th Street. Detective Gregory Boris, closed*
June 17: Ronnie Ware Jr., 18, Clifton Avenue. and N. Monroe. Detective Robert Ross, open
June 17: Sandy Howard, 23, 4100 block of Hyden Court. Detective Kirk Hastings, closed*
June 14: Samuel Bobrow, 30, 2900 block of Hamilton Avenue. Detective Chris Bieling, open
June 14: Justin N. Amis, 22, 4200 block of Shamrock Avenue. Detective Eric Sharp, open
June 14: Bryant Price, 23, 4200 block of Shamrock Avenue. Detective Eric Sharp, open
June 13: Andre Wallace, 27, 3100 block of Brighton Street. Detective Marvin Sydnor, open
June 11: Elizabeth Garrett, 25, 3500 block of Buena Vista Avenue. Detective Sean Jones, open
June 12: Djuan Anderson, 17, 1500 block of Moreland Avenue. Detective Joseph Landsman, closed*
June 12: Darrius Harrison, 17, 1500 block of Moreland Avenue. Detective Joseph Landsman, closed*
June 10: Unnamed male newborn, 300 block of S. Monroe Street. Detective Vernon Parker, closed*
June 9: Kenneth Cooper Jones, 26, 4500 block of Bonner Road. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, closed*
June 7: Darrien Brown, 19, 2000 block of E. North Avenue. Detective Joon Kim, closed*
June 3: Tyrone Wells, 33, 4100 block of Rockfield Avenue. Detective Michael Moran, open
June 2: Derrell E. Smith, 22, 3100 block of Clifton Avenue. Detective James Lloyd, closed*
May: 21 murders; 13 unsolved; 8 solved
May 27: Josephine House, 63, 1700 block of N. Port Street. Detective John Mcgrath, closed*
May 25: Cedric Yarborough, 19, 1100 block of E. North Avenue. Detective Ray Hunter, open
May 24: Ronald Crowell, 21, 1600 block of Normal Avenue. Detective Frank Mundy, open
May 19: Carlos Cervantes, 37, 200 block of S. Broadway. Detective Gordon Carew, open
May 18: Jeffrey Gause, 42, 1700 block of Hollins Street. Detective Robert Dohony, open
May 17: Valerie Barnes, 18, 800 block of Pontiac Avenue. Detective Martin Young, closed*
May 16: Michael Morris, 46, 4200 block of Colborne Road. Detective Arthur Brummer, closed*
May 15: Marcellus Hall, 1500 block of N. Mount Street. Detective Eric Sharp, open
May 15: Tony Allen, 52, 2300 block of E. North Avenue. Detective Gary Niedermeier, open
May 15: Omar Spriggs, 27, 2300 block of E. North Avenue. Detective Gary Niedermeier, open
May 14: Marvin Lucas, 21, 300 block of S. Dallas Street. Detective Marvin Sydnor, closed*
May 11: Timothy Swann Jr., 27, 800 Stiles Street. Detective Daniel Nicholson, closed*
May 9: David Henderson, 18, 2800 block of Hillen Road. Detective David Mcdermott, open
May 7: Robert Johnson, 39, 1200 block of James Street. Detective Napolean Mclain, closed*
May 6: Kenneth Carter, 17, 3000 block of Presbury Street. Detective Irvin Bradley, open
May 5: Paris Richardson, 21, Jimmy’s Chinese Carryout, 2500 block of E. Hoffman Street. Detective James Lloyd, open
May 4: Tyrone Freeman, 25, 2100 block of Orleans Street. Detective Corey Alston, open
May 4: Sean W. Henderson, 35, 3200 block of Belair Road. Detective Valencia Vaughn, closed*
May 3: Ellsworth Monroe, 73, 3900 block of W. Belvedere Avenue. Detective Gregory Boris, closed*
May 3: Dawn Lynn Shipley, 29, 500 block of Brunswick Street. Detective Mark Hughes, open
May 1: Michael Wilson, 23, 4100 block of Newbern Avenue. Detective Todd Corriveau, open
April: 10 murders; 6 unsolved; 4 solved
April 21: Michael Ellerby, 24, 500 block of N. Stricker Street. Detective Daniel Nicholson, open
April 21: Nancy Schmidt, 74, 200 block of W. 31st Street. Detective Donald Bradshaw, open
April 20: Stanley Johnson, 25, 3400 block of 6th Street. Detective Joshua Ellsworth, closed*
April 18: James Daniels, 51, 600 block of N. Clinton Street. Detective Jonathan Jones, closed*
April 16: Tavon Smith, 27, 2900 block of Garrison Blvd. Detective Roscoe Lewis, open
April 14: Shaundretta Griffin, 14, 1900 block of N. Patterson Park Avenue. Detective Juan Diaz. closed*
April 12: Anthony Izzard, 25, 1700 block of W. Lexington Street. Detective Joon Kim, open
April 8: Yolanda Brown, 36, 3600 block of Winterbourne Road. Detective Raymond Yost, open
April 3: Gerrald Megginson, 20, 400 block of S. Stricker Street. Detective Eric Sharp, open
April 1: Darius Bunch, 31, 800 block of N. Franklintown Road. Detective Donald Diehl, closed*
March: 22 murders; 11 unsolved; 11 solved
March 31 Lamar Skinner, 20, 2400 block of E. Hoffman Street. Detective Bryan Kershaw, open
March 30: Anthony Castillo, 6, Marriott Hotel, 100 block of S. Eutaw Street. Detective Robert Ross, closed*
March 30: Austin Castillo, 4, Marriott Hotel, 100 block of S. Eutaw Street. Detective Robert Ross, closed*
March 30: Athena Castillo, 2, Marriott Hotel, 100 block of S. Eutaw Street. Detective Robert Ross, closed*
March 30: Ronald Joyner, 27, 1000 block of Billie Holiday Court. Detective Kirk Hastings, open
March 30: Javon King, 19, 5400 block of Nelson Avenue. Detective Gary Niedermeier, open
March 27: Tyrone Bahia, 19, 100 block of S. Addison Street. Detective Ray Hunter, closed*
March 26: Zach Sowers, 28, 300 block of S. Robinson Street. Detective Robert Cherry, closed*
March 26: April Montford, 41, 400 block of W. Franklin Street. Detective Frederick Daum, closed*
March 24: Robert Long, 36, 400 block of S. Stricker Street. Detective Steven Hohman, closed*
March 23: Jeffrey Butler, 3400 block of Wilkens Avenue. Detective John Mcgrath, open
March 23: David Andrew Rankin, 21, 3700 block of Ravenwood Avenue. Detective Frank Miller, open
March 15: Andre A. Jones, 18, 2900 block of Garrison Blvd. Detective Irvin Bradley, closed*
March 13: Jamal Alphonso Harrison, 22, 1900 block of N. Rosedale Street. Detective Charles Bealfeld, open
March 12: Lemell O. Barnes, 22, 2800 block of Spelman Road. Detective Randolph Wynn, open
March 11: Tavon Burks, 16, 2500 block of N. Edgecombe Circle. Detective James Lloyd, open
March 8: Marcus Hughes, 36, 1800 block of E. 28th Street. Detective Joon Kim, open
March 9: Levette Johnson, 35, 700 block of Wildwood Pkwy., Detective Donald Diehl, open
March 6: Latasha Harris, 30, 200 block of Atholgate Ln. Detective Donald Diehl, closed*
March 4: Dalion Stanley, 45, 700 block of Druid Park Lake Dr. Detective John Riddick, closed*
March 3: D’Andre Jackson, 35, 2800 block of W. Lafayette Avenue. Detective Valencia Vaughn, open
March 1: Anthony Underwood, 29, 5000 block of Denmore Avenue. Detective Gordon Carew, closed*
February: 14 murders; 8 unsolved; 6 solved
Feb. 29: Bernard R. Wallace, 44, 1300 block of Bloomingdale Road. Detective Gregory Boris, open
Feb. 27: Rebecca Meekins, 16, 1500 block of W. Mt. Royal Avenue. Detective Corey Alston, closed*
Feb. 27: Edward Tyree Baylor, 32, 1500 block of W. Mt. Royal Av. Detective Corey Alston, closed*
Feb. 25: Eric Jones, 23, 700 block of W. North Avenue. Detective Donald Bradshaw, open
Feb. 24: Julius Pressley, 23, corner of N. Milton Avenue. and E. Chase Street. Detective Mark Veney, open
Feb. 20: Henry Davis, 48, 1100 block of N. Chester Street. Detective Sean Jones, open
Feb. 18: Murriel Chew, 20, 1000 block of Russell Street. Detective Marvin Sydnor, open
Feb. 16: Tyisha Brown, 15, 3400 block of Woodland Avenue. Detective Napolean Mclain, open
Feb. 15: Shenera Norris, 31, 4400 block of Fairview Avenue. Detective Martin Young, closed*
Feb. 15: Jeff Payne, 22, 1500 block of Pentridge Road. Detective Chris Bieling, closed*
Feb. 7: Kermia Hair, 25, 1800 block of Bolton Street. Detective Daniel Nicholson, closed*
Feb. 7: Emmanuel M. Bryant, 22, 500 block of N. Loudon Avenue. Detective John Mcgrath, closed*
Feb. 2: Cumberland Richardson, 62,1600 block of W. Lafayette Avenue. Detective Mark Hughes, open
Feb. 2: Victor Couther, 19, 1600 block of E. Federal Street. Detective Robery Cherry, open
January: 14 murders; 9 unsolved; 5 solved
Jan. 30: Darrell Holmes, 16, 2200 block of Penrose Avenue. Detective Roscoe Lewis, open
Jan. 25: Michael Johnson, 24, 2000 W. Lafayette Avenue. and Payson Street. Detective William Ritz, open
Jan. 25: Irvin Lawson, 32, 900 block of W. Pennsylvania Avenue. Detective Antony Fata, closed*
Jan. 24: Sidney Millner, 25, 400 block of N. Stricker Street. Detective Frank Mundy, open
Jan. 19: Effrem Devon Kearney, 20, 1500 block of Holbrook Street. Detective Steven Hohman, closed*
Jan. 17: Collin Mazyck, 24, 2700 block of Tivoly Avenue. Detective Bryan Kershaw, closed*
Jan. 17: Isaiah McKeiver, 19, 3500 block of Cliftmont Avenue. Detective Robert Patton, open
Jan. 16: Lisa Holley, 38, 2700 block of Pelham Avenue. Detective Frederick Daum, closed*
Jan. 14: Edward Smith, 14, 800 block of Bethune Road, Detective Charles Bealefeld, open
Jan. 12: Willie Joyner, 18, 400 block of E. 25th Street. Detective Vernon Parker, closed*
Jan. 9: Zachariah Hallback, 18, 1500 block of East 33rd Street. Detective Joon Kim, open
Jan. 8: Jerrell Brown, 30, 3000 block of W. North Avenue. Detective Robert Ross, open
Jan. 4: Jerome Waters, 32, 2800 block of Kentucky Avenue. Detective Mark Veney, open
Jan. 1: Linwood Colvin, 28, 800 block of Bethune Road. Detective Gordon Carew, open
