A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused in an Inner Harbor shooting last fall is set to face a jury this summer, with a three-day trial scheduled for June 22 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The date was locked in after an April 27 scheduling hearing and traces back to a Sept. 14, 2025, shooting near the Light Street pavilion that left a young man wounded, according to court records.
Charges And The Incident
Prosecutors have charged Davon Matthews with attempted murder, assault, conspiracy, and several firearms offenses tied to the Sept. 14 shooting outside Neighborhoods Urban Goods in the 300 block of Light Street. Officers found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his right shoulder, and investigators recovered four .45-caliber shell casings at the scene. Surveillance video and still images reportedly showed two people opening fire on the victim and were used to help identify Matthews, according to Baltimore Witness.
Arrest And Evidence
The Baltimore Police Department says Matthews was arrested on Dec. 8, 2025, at a residence in the 2200 block of Westwood Avenue in connection with a separate July shooting in Fells Point. During a search of the home, detectives allegedly found a loaded Springfield XD45 .45-caliber handgun with a serial number in a second-floor bedroom, according to the department. Police say detectives later linked the July and September incidents after reviewing security camera footage and other investigative records, details the department included in a press release posted on its website.
Court Schedule And Related Case
Court records indicate Matthews is scheduled to be tried in the Inner Harbor case starting June 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock in a three-day session. A related case tied to the July 12 Fells Point shooting is slated to begin May 4 before Judge Martin P. Welch, while the April 27 scheduling hearing in the Inner Harbor matter was handled by Judge Melissa K. Copeland, according to Baltimore Witness.
Downtown Safety And Context
The Inner Harbor and the Light Street corridor have seen their share of late-night gunfire this year, with several shootings and shots-fired calls rattling residents and business owners. Local coverage has tracked multiple incidents near Harborplace and the Maryland Science Center, part of a pattern highlighted in reporting on gunfire echoing off the Inner Harbor by the Science Center.
Legal Notes
Matthews faces felony charges that carry steep potential penalties if proven in court, although he remains presumed innocent unless and until he is convicted. Pretrial motions, witness lists, and evidentiary rulings, including any fights over the surveillance images and the recovered handgun, are expected to shape what jurors ultimately see and hear during the three-day trial.
Court dockets will reflect any changes to the May and June dates as pretrial work continues. Updates and filings in the Baltimore City Circuit Court record will determine whether the current schedule holds.
