In a sobering development from Baltimore, Omar Passmore has entered a guilty plea on charges of First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, for the killing of 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley. As reported by the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, the conviction has put Passmore behind bars for life, with an additional 20 years to be served concurrently, a sentence handed down for the tragic incident that occurred on July 19, 2024, at the 500 block of N. Kenwood Avenue.
State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates expressed his unequivocal judgment on the case, Passmore having displayed an irredeemable disregard for life by using the murder to punish the victim's mother. Although the plea spared the family further trauma of a trial, the public safety necessitated his lifelong incarceration. "There is nothing redeemable about a person who would intentionally take the life of an innocent child. This defendant has demonstrated a complete lack of humanity, morals, and conscience by using the murder of a young girl as a tool of punishment against her mother," State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates is recorded to have said, according to the press release from his office.
On the fateful evening of the crime, the Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Unit was dispatched to the Kenwood Avenue residence, where they discovered the body of young Breaunna Cormley, who had sustained fatal gunshot injuries. Following an investigation and the testimonies from witnesses, the finger was pointed at Passmore, who had been the only individual in the home with Cormley before the disturbance and the ensuing shooting.
Within two days of the murder, Baltimore County Police apprehended Omar Passmore. At that point, he was found with a loaded .380 caliber handgun – the same used to end Cormley’s life, during the suspect's arrest he had a backpack with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with three .380 rounds which was later through forensic testing determined the weapon that was used to shoot and kill the victim.
