Suspect arrested in triple shooting, homicide

Published February 8, 2009 5:00am ET



Members of the Baltimore Police Department’s Warrant Apprehension Task Force have arrested a 27-year-old Baltimore man after a triple shooting killed one.

Kennard Pratt, of the 1200 block of East Eager Street, is charged with the first-degree murder of Antoine Betts, 35, in the 1000 block of Bond Street, said Agent Donny Moses, a police spokesman.

Pratt also faces two counts of attempted murder. A 35-year-old man was shot in the face and a 29-year-old was shot in the hip during the Jan. 5 crime.

Pratt has a hearing scheduled for March 3.