Homicide suspect Dedrick Darron Coates, 36, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland on Sept 29.
According to charging documents, Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to a shooting on the 400 block of South Gilmor Street on May 5, 2026. Upon arrival, police located Musa Witherspoon, 31, and transported him to a nearby hospital where he later was pronounced deceased. His death was ruled a gunshot homicide.
According to witnesses, Coates and the victim were in dispute over a trade regarding the defendant’s red Honda dirtbike, and the victim’s 2007 Honda Accord sedan. Witnesses and surveillance footage captured a Dodge Ram truck fleeing the scene at the time of the incident…