A Baltimore firefighter charged in an April shooting told jurors on Oct. 30 that he opened fire only to protect himself and his sister after being threatened and attacked outside a restaurant.
Tyrone Emmanuel White Sr., 43, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and firearm use in a felony crime of violence for allegedly shooting a 40-year-old male during a confrontation on the 2400 block of Orleans Street.
White testified before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bridget Schiffer that the confrontation began when White almost hit the victim in his car, who was standing in the middle of E. Fayette Street. He said the man later approached him in a nearby parking lot outside a crab house where his sister had gone inside to get food…