Opening statements were delivered in the non-fatal shooting of a 40-year-old Baltimore man on Oct. 29, with the prosecution and defense presenting contrasting accounts of the incident before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bridget Schiffer.
Defendant Tyrone Emmanuel White Sr. is charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, firearm use in a felony crime of violence, reckless endangerment, and malicious destruction of property for allegedly shooting a 40-year-old male during a confrontation on the 2400 block of Orleans Street that prosecutors say endangered multiple bystanders.
The prosecution told the jury that the conflict began when White and his sister were driving to the Blue Point Crab House and nearly struck the victim with their vehicle — their first encounter that day. Afterward, as the sister entered the restaurant to pick up food, White remained in the car. When she returned, “some swats were exchanged” between the victim and White’s sister…