Armed 17-year-old carjacker rolls the dice, promptly meets his match when victim pulls his own gun and opens fire



An armed 17-year-old is in "grave condition" after police said he pulled a gun on a man sitting in his vehicle early Tuesday morning in the Baltimore neighborhood of Canton, WBAL-TV reported.

The would-be carjacking victim and the teen exchanged gunfire outside a car wash off South Haven Street, police told the station.

'I mean, it's always shocking, but it seems as though this is a consistent pattern with what's been happening lately with carjackings in the district. Carjackings are up.'

Police told WBAL the 31-year-old victim flagged down an officer around 2 a.m. on Boston Street saying he'd been shot. Police said investigators believe the victim was shot five minutes away on South Haven Street, where he was sitting in his car before the teen walked up to him armed with a gun, the station said.

Police said the victim grabbed his licensed handgun, and he and the teen exchanged gunfire, after which the teen was unresponsive, WBAL reported, adding that police haven't said whether the teen acted alone.

Medics took the man to a hospital for treatment, according to WBAL's news radio station.

Around 2:20 a.m., police were called to the South Haven Street location and discovered an unidentified male — later confirmed to be the 17-year-old — suffering from severe gunshot wounds, the news radio station said.

Emergency medical personnel were dispatched, and the teen was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the news radio station added.

Those with information about the incident can call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP, WBAL said.

"I mean, it's always shocking, but it seems as though this is a consistent pattern with what's been happening lately with carjackings in the district. Carjackings are up," Arch McKown — vice president of Baltimore Police Department Southwest District Community Relations Council, a liaison between his neighbors and police — told WBAL.

City police data shows carjackings have increased 1,000% since this time last year — from just one reported in the Southeastern District in 2023 to 11 in the same time span this year, WBAL said.

In August, a 16-year-old female driver was shot during an attempted carjacking, Baltimore police told WBAL. Police said the girl and two of her friends were seated in the parked car in the 5100 block of Levindale Road around 7:20 p.m. Aug. 3 when a masked assailant approached them, flashed a gun, and "demanded the occupants get out of the car," the station said. Police told WBAL that the girl immediately reversed the vehicle and was trying to drive away when the assailant shot into the car, striking the teen. Police said she was taken to a hospital, the station said.

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Merciless thugs beat up 66-year-old man, knocking him out, after they stuck gun in his face and demanded 'everything': Report



Baltimore news station WBFF-TV spoke to a 66-year-old man who said a group of masked youths — as many as five — brutally attacked and robbed him at gunpoint Thursday night while he was on his way home.

The disturbing beat-down also was caught on surveillance video, the station said.

'There is no accountability. They keep letting them go and letting them go and this is what you’re going to have. You guys really start thinking about changing some laws. And you better do it fast before it hits your house next.'

Bernie — who didn't want his last name shared publicly — told the station, “I actually didn’t hear anything. They were very, very quiet. Almost like they snuck up on me. But I could feel their presence. They didn’t say anything, but when I saw them, they had ski masks on."

He added to WBFF, "In my mind, I knew what was coming next, so I started to run, and they started to chase me. As I was running, I was yelling, ‘Help, help, I’m being robbed.’ He pulled the gun out, and he stuck the gun in my face, and I said, ‘What do you want?’ He said, ‘I want everything.'"

The video shows three of the hooded culprits surrounding the victim, who's lying face-down in the street. One of them stomps on the victim's head — the sickening stomp is audible on the video — while another punches him twice. They appear to take the victim's property and then run off.

WBFF said Bernie was knocked out as a result of the attack in the neighborhood near Patterson Park in Baltimore City. Now his left eye is swollen and black and blue, and he has seven stitches near his eyebrow, the station added.

While Bernie told WBFF five suspects attacked him, Baltimore Police said they arrested two males: 18-year-old Montaz Bailey and a 15-year-old male. Police also said a handgun was recovered along with the victim's property after the attack in 200 block of South Madeira Street.

Police said Bailey was taken to the Central Booking and Intake Facility for processing while the 15-year-old male was taken to the Juvenile Justice Center to request a review for detention — but the boy soon was released to a guardian. Both suspects have prior arrests, police said.

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates authorized an attempted first-degree murder charge to be filed against Bailey, WBFF reported.

“I think I was a prime target for them," Bernie added to the station. "They waited for a prime opportunity to pounce. They get apprehended and within hours, they're back on the street again. They laugh and think it’s a joke. To be honest with you, I can’t blame them for laughing. If I was in their shoes, I’d be laughing about it, too. If you can commit a crime and not be held accountable — there’s no consequences — what’s to stop you?"

“This incident is truly horrific, and my heart is with this victim and our communities,” Police Commissioner Richard Worley said. “More must be done to address the ongoing challenges of crimes being committed by young people and the lack of consequences and accountability. These incidents undermine the work of the BPD and erode the trust our communities place in us to keep them safe.”

Democrat Mayor Brandon M. Scott added, "Time and time again, we’re frustrated by this pattern of repeatedly needing to arrest the same young people who have not received the accountability necessary from other parts of the justice system. The current pattern does a disservice to our residents, our city, and — importantly — the young people themselves. Our police officers are doing their job, and I commend them for their quick action to find those responsible for this terrible attack. But clearly the larger system continues to fail these young people by returning them to the same environment that cannot hold them accountable or on the right path without the additional support needed to make a real change.”

Bernie noted to WBFF, “There is no accountability. They keep letting them go and letting them go and this is what you’re going to have. You guys really start thinking about changing some laws. And you better do it fast before it hits your house next.”

You can view a video report here about the incident.

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Thug confesses to brutally beating 74-year-old man who died next day in hospital; attack on Baltimore street caught on video



A male confessed to brutally beating a 74-year-old man on a Baltimore street Saturday, WJZ-TV reported, citing court documents. The victim died in a hospital the next day; the attack was caught on surveillance video.

Police said they arrested 43-year-old Timothy Clinedinst in connection with the attack against David Philpot.

'He wouldn't be dead if it wasn't for this person.'

Investigators said they learned Clinedinst assaulted Philpot in the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue, adding that the Medical Examiner's office determined Philpot's death was a homicide.

Clinedinst was arrested Monday in Baltimore County (Dundalk) and booked on an involuntary manslaughter charge, police said. Clinedinst is due back in court in mid-September, WJZ reported.

You can view surveillance video of the attack here. The video shows the attacker shoving the victim backward across a sidewalk until the victim lands on his right side — and halfway into the street. The attacker then lifts up the victim's feet and drags the victim the rest of the way into the street between two parked cars. It also appears the attacker kicks the victim in the head and puts his hands around the victim's neck.

Police said Philpot suffered a broken hip and numerous cuts and bruises, WJZ reported.

Philpot's widow, Mary Margaret Philpot, told the station the attack aggravated her husband's pre-existing heart condition: "He shouldn't be dead. He wouldn't be dead if it wasn't for this person."

David Chebahtah, a neighbor of the Philpot family, told WJZ that "it's a tragedy that a 40 [something]-year-old old man has to beat up a 70-plus-year-old man. The sense of safety in the neighborhood has been shaken. He was a great neighbor, and he always smiled."

Philpot's widow added to the station that her husband also was a father, grandfather, and veteran and wanted to help others: "On the block, the standing joke was if something's wrong, 'Go get Mr. Dave, he will fix it.'"

She added tearfully that her late husband "was my hero. He was my world. I just want this to be resolved. Let's just say let justice do what they have to do."

You can view a video report here about the fatal attack and how others are reacting to it.

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Baltimore accuses DEI-captive manager and owner of Dali of negligence over demolition of Key Bridge



The City of Baltimore recently blasted the owner and manager of the ship that wrought havoc in Maryland last month, stressing not only that they were negligent and their ship was "unseaworthy" but that they should be denied their proposed liability cap.

The Dali, a 984-foot vessel owned by Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and managed by the DEI-captive Synergy Marine Group, rammed into one of the piers holding up the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, killing six people including a beloved father of three.

Were it not for the heroism and quick work of several Baltimore police officers, many more lives would likely have been lost when the steel arch-shaped truss bridge that had long extended Americans 1.6 miles over the Patapsco River came crashing down.

In addition to lives lost, the horrific incident crippled the port — the second-busiest port in the mid-Atlantic. Even today, the ruins of the bridge have limited commercial activity to roughly 15% of the port's pre-collapse level.

While emergency crews were frantically searching for bodies in the harbor's frigid waters just days after the collision, the companies that own and manage the ship requested that they have their liabilities limited with regards to the fatal incident.

The City of Baltimore made clear in court documents filed this week in the U.S. District Court in Maryland that the companies' requested $43.6 million liability cap "is substantially less than the amount that will be claimed for losses and damages arising out of the Dali's allision with the Key Bridge."

The city further underscored the companies were "grossly and potentially criminally negligent," reported Axios.

The city made clear in court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Maryland that the ship's owner and manager "are not entitled to limit their liability in the instant case because, at all times relevant to this litigation, the Dali was operated in a willful, wanton, and reckless manner."

The city further claimed that Grace Ocean Private and the Synergy Marine Group knew that the 110,000-ton Dali to be "unseaworthy" for, among other things,

  • failing to properly train the crew,
  • failing to follow safe work and operational procedures,
  • failing to properly maintain the vessel and its appurtenances,
  • failing to properly equip the vessel,
  • failing to conduct adequate inspections of the vessel and it appurtenances,
  • failing to properly supervise the work with competent employees,
  • failing to provide a competent crew and safe equipment,
  • improper management of the Dali and/or her crew, and/or
  • other failure, acts, or omissions of the petitioners and of the Dali that may be shown at trial.

Just hours prior to leaving port, the Dali — which also collided with the stone pier in the Port of Antwerp in 2016 — had experienced electrical problems, a person with knowledge of the situation recently told the Associated Press.

Alarms on some of the ship's refrigerated containers apparently had gone off, suggestive of an inconsistent flow of power. Nevertheless, the Dali's masters carried on with their attempt to reach open waters — an attempt interrupted by another apparent loss of power, which sent them careening into a critical pier.

While the Synergy Marine Group allegedly failed to execute the basic functions of a ship manager, it evidently has other top priorities.

Synergy Marine Group states on its website that "issues related to diversity are a high priority at Synergy. We realize that the benefits of diversity are best achieved by fostering greater inclusion and belonging."

Whereas the City of Baltimore indicated an understanding Monday that success on the company's part would be characterized by not getting people killed and paralyzing a major port, Synergy Marine Group indicated its goal is a "workplace that is truly characterized by inclusion and belonging."

A jury trial might be the company's next stop on its "DEI journey in building an innovative and sustainable maritime sector which all can be proud of."

Extra to the city seeking to hold the companies financially accountable, it appears there may also be criminal charges on the horizon. After all, the FBI recently launched a criminal probe into the bridge collapse.

The Washington Post indicated that a spokesman for the two companies declined to comment on the investigations and legal proceedings underway.

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FBI launches a criminal probe into the Baltimore bridge collapse



The FBI has officially launched a criminal probe into the sudden collapse of the Baltimore bridge that killed six construction workers, according to the Daily Mail.

The authorities are expected to investigate whether the 22-member crew of the Dali was aware that there were serious systemic issues with the bridge before departing from the Maryland port on March 26. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott also chimed in, saying that outside firms are being brought in to "hold responsible all entities accountable for the Key Bridge tragedy."

The Associated Press reported that FBI agents were aboard the cargo ship on Monday to carry out court-authorized law enforcement activity. The government agency declined to comment any further on the investigation.

The development comes just three weeks after footage was shared online showing the 110,000-ton cargo ship smash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The collision caused the whole bridge to collapse into the river, resulting in the death of six construction workers, per reports.

"This unthinkable tragedy has taken Marylanders from their loved ones, and risked the livelihoods of thousands of Baltimoreans who rely on the Port of Baltimore," Scott said.

"Part of that work needs to be seeking recourse from those who may potentially be responsible, and with the ship's owner filing a petition to limit its liability mere days after the incident, we need to act equally as quickly to protect the city's interest," he added.

The Daily Mail reported that there is already a federal probe being carried out by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Throughout the first stages of the investigation, the authorities were focused on the electrical power system of the container ship that caused it to veer off course.

The AP reported that the Dali is managed by Synergy Marine Group and owned by Grace Ocean Private Ltd., both of which are based out of Singapore. The Danish shipping company Maersk chartered the Dali.

“Due to the magnitude of the incident, there are various government agencies conducting investigations, in which we are fully participating,” Synergy Marine spokesperson Darrell Wilson said on Monday.

“Out of respect for these investigations and any future legal proceedings, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”

The investigation comes amid concerns about the safety of thousands of bridges across the U.S.

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