Gun Violence

July still saw a decrease in shootings, with numbers close to 2015.

Faith leaders from the South Baltimore city neighborhood of Brooklyn discuss how the young people they mentor are reacting to recent violence. Plus, Baltimore city’s efforts to helping Brooklyn recover

The teen, who was 14 at the time, shot 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds after the man confronted a group of squeegee workers wielding a baseball bat.

Defense attorneys requested a mistrial Wednesday in the murder trial of a former squeegee worker, after a juror failed to show up.

Previously, there were no details in the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policies on how residents can hold a gathering on communal property. Now, the updated policy will require residents “to get written approval from HABC for any indoor or outdoor common area for an event."

One family looks for closure, while another hopes for vindication as the jury deliberates the fate of a former teenage squeegee worker accused of fatally shooting a bat wielding driver last summer.

Ahead of closing arguments, WYPR brings you up to speed on court proceedings that took place over the past week.

Jurors watched surveillance of the deadly confrontation and the defense poked holes on key pieces of evidence.

“... breakdown in communication and judgment that is absolutely unacceptable.”

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway, chair of the council's Public Safety Committee, joins Midday to discuss the committee's hearing on the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting.