On a solemn note reflecting the city’s struggle with violent crimes, Baltimore’s judicial system has passed a stringent sentence against Ameer Gittens, mandating him to serve an additional life sentence plus 15 years for a murder carried out in Baltimore City. This sentence is to follow consecutively after he completes serving dual life terms without the possibility of parole, added with 50 years for a prior homicide case in Baltimore County. As reported by theState s Attorney s Office, Ameer Gittens was found guilty of taking the life of 19-year-old Antwan Lamont Edwards in Southwest Baltimore’s Saint Joseph’s neighborhood in 2021.
The details of the city case, punctuated by brutal encounters with the law, have been a focal point for Baltimore’s officials. State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates expressed a wearied satisfaction with the trial’s outcome, as perState s Attorney s Office, stating, There is no doubt that the State of Maryland is significantly safer with this defendant incarcerated for life. The utter disregard for human life demonstrated in this case underscores the seriousness of the defendant’s actions.” Bates, in conversations clouded by the gravity of the incidents, didn’t shy from acknowledging the “permanent” imprint left on the families and loved ones of the victims. His gratitude was extended to Assistant State s Attorney Rita Wisthoff-Ito and the Baltimore Police Department for their dedication to justice.
The heinous act, which occurred on October 31, 2021, sent shockwaves through the community as Baltimore Police responded to the shooting incident around midnight. Due to the urgency of the matter, the victim, located with multiple gunshot wounds in the 3500 block of Leeds Street, was pronounced deceased shortly after he arrived at the hospital. A female was reported to have been with him during the tragic event.
Investigators pieced together a timeline of the victim’s movements, employing technological traces from a rental vehicle furnished by Enterprise Rental Company and Gittens’ digital footprints, including GPS data and historical call records. These digital breadcrumbs led them to a firearm, discovered in Gittens’ possession following an arrest on November 3, 2021, for a separate Rosedale murder. This firearm ensnared within the tightening grip of law enforcement, was consistent with having fired the shell casings found at Edwards’ murder scene, solidifying the connection between the defendant and the crime.
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