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Syringe-wielding Baltimore man accused of theft shot in face by security officer

Bradford Betz
A man accused of shoplifting at a Baltimore CVS Friday morning was shot in the face after trying to stab a security guard with a syringe, police say.

The chaotic scene unfolded in the 600 block of Exeter Street in the affluent neighborhood of Harbor East.

Southeast District patrol officers responded to the scene around 9:09 a.m. to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified man with a gunshot wound to the face. He was transported to an area in “critical condition,” police said.

Investigators determined that the man had been observed stealing items from inside the store. The man had attempted to leave the store with the stolen merchandise and had been confronted by a security guard, police said.

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Adding syringes to The List. Good find, Gun Bunny.

Wendy Howard not guilty of murder, jury deadlocks on voluntary manslaughter

Ishani Desai, The Bakersfield Californian
Wendy Howard, who shot and killed her ex-partner after he abused her for years, was found not guilty of first- and second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Friday, while a Kern County jury deadlocked on the charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Howard, 53, had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder after she shot Kelly Pitts on June 5, 2019 outside her Tehachapi home in a case her attorney characterized as self-defense while the prosecutor argued she committed murder.

She appeared dressed in a purple blouse Friday, and was crying and taking deep breaths as the verdict was read. Purple represents domestic violence survivors, and Howard often wore that color during the 10-day trial.

“We are relieved that she walks free today to be with her family,” Courtney Morris, an organizer with the Wendy Howard defense committee, a grassroots organization that rallied around Howard to elevate her pleas of self-defense, said outside court. “But, she’s still in shackles. She is not free yet.”

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Don’t know the particulars, but the DA failed to convince the jury. Twice. Now he gets another bite at the apple.

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