A quiet Rodgers Forge block is now at the center of a high-stakes courtroom fight, as two teens accused of shooting and critically injuring a Towson man outside his home returned to Baltimore County court yesterday. Prosecutors used the hearing to walk the judge through surveillance and phone evidence they hope to show a jury, tying the alleyway attack to an alleged MTA bus robbery two days earlier.
In court, prosecutors played security footage from Sept. 13, 2024, that they say shows a person in a distinctive black sweatshirt and face mask approaching the victim in an alley behind Dunkirk Avenue while armed with a semi-automatic handgun fitted with a laser. A struggle follows, and the victim is shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to WBAL NewsRadio. The defendants, who were 15 and 16 when they were arrested, sat side by side at the defense table as their attorneys watched the footage.
Prosecutors Lay Out Video Trail They Say Ties Teens To Shooting
Prosecutors allege Kai Wilson pulled the trigger and that Kamar Thompson was behind the wheel of the getaway car. In court, they played a video that they say shows the pair getting out of a white SUV on North Lakewood Street in East Baltimore, less than seven miles from the Towson shooting scene.
Indoor surveillance video from a home allegedly shows Thompson reaching into a bag and pulling out the handgun prosecutors say was later used in the Rodgers Forge shooting. Investigators also say they recovered photos from Wilson’s cell phone that they contend are tied to the case, as reported by WBAL-TV. Defense attorneys reviewed the material separately during the hearing…