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Baltimore Charges Eight Over Predawn Carjacking Ring That Killed a Man

Prosecutors say extensive forensic work and about 100 search warrants linked five juveniles and three adults to a months-long string of early-morning robberies that ended with a May 7 fatal shooting.

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Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22. Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.

Overview

  • City and prosecutor officials announced Thursday that five juveniles aged 15 to 17 and three adults were charged with first-degree murder, carjacking, armed robbery and weapons offenses.
  • A 17-year-old was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the May 7 killing of Jamal Ferguson and is connected to 23 cases that include attempted murder and multiple gun counts.
  • Charging documents say detectives tied roughly 22 additional carjackings, robberies and related incidents from April 23 through May 24 to the same crew that struck in the predawn hours.
  • Investigators used camera footage, DNA, cellphone location data and about 100 search warrants to make arrests, seize seven handguns and recover other evidence across city and nearby county locations.
  • Officials warned the arrests sharpen the debate over juvenile custody and prosecutions and said courts will decide whether the youths will be tried as adults, a process that will affect public transparency and community safety going forward.