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May 26, 2011

City police ask for help identifying vehicle in murder

City police are asking for help identifying a vehicle involved in a downtown murder that occurred earlier this month. On May 11, at about 2:30 a.m., 31-year-old Willie Elliott was found shot to death inside his beige 1978 Buick. The shooting took place in the 100 block of N. Eutaw St. near Lexington Market, and was partially captured on surveillance cameras. Police said in an e-mail statement that it appeared Elliott was shot after being robbed, and his vehicle crashed into a gate near the light rail.

Homicide detectives are looking for a vehicle believed to have been driven by the suspects - a blue 2010 or 2011 four-door Chevrolet Aveo. Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.

Posted by Justin Fenton at 1:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Downtown

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Why are we paying all this money for these expensive surveillance cameras and the resolution is so crappy we can't read a tag number. My cell phone camera does a better job.

Posted by: Cham | May 27, 2011 7:01 AM

Maybe they should use the speed cameras they sure don't have a problem getting a clear plate picture.

Posted by: dshort4597 | May 27, 2011 12:44 PM

I must agree. how is it that they cant zoom in enough to get that tag, My cell phone camera is better as well. that is just insane.

Posted by: annoyed | May 27, 2011 4:08 PM

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Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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