Dion Khun Jr., 36, is scheduled to stand trial in December on 12 criminal counts, including attempted first-degree murder, after rejecting a prosecution plea offer that would have capped his executed sentence at 35 years, according to the Baltimore Witness.
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled Khun's trial for Dec. 1 through Dec. 3, with Judge Robert K. Taylor presiding, per the Baltimore Witness. The prosecution offered a sentence of life with all but 35 years suspended, along with five years of supervised probation, no contact with the victim and gun-offender registration, the outlet reported. The proposal also included a five-year term without parole for firearm use in a felony violent crime. Defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg, standing in for Michael Tomko, rejected the offer.
What Happened Outside Club Element
The case began with a shooting reported to Baltimore police at about 3:13 a.m. on April 12. Officers found a 23-year-old woman in the 1800 block of Falls Road with six gunshot wounds to her body and arms, according to the Baltimore Witness. Police also responded to Johns Hopkins Hospital after two men arrived with gunshot wounds; CBS News reported that the woman was in critical condition and that the two men, including Khun, had non-life-threatening injuries.
Charging documents cited by the Baltimore Witness allege that a dispute involving a woman at Club Element, in the 1800 block of Maryland Avenue, escalated before gunfire broke out. Investigators reviewed surveillance video showing people associated with the confrontation and a white Acura near the scene, according to the documents.
Charging documents describe a chaotic exchange of gunfire: a male from the victim's group drew a firearm, Khun fired toward the victim's group, a male from Khun's group fired toward the male from the victim's group, and an unidentified person also fired toward the victim's group. The male from the victim's group reportedly did not fire the weapon he drew. The altercation left the victim, Khun, and another male with multiple non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, per the Baltimore Witness reporting. The Baltimore Witness has separately noted that Falls Road and Maryland Avenue sit within East Baltimore's Charles North neighborhood, a commercial and nightlife corridor near North Avenue, clarifying the geography linking Club Element to where police found the critically wounded woman.
Charles North Planning and Public-Safety Context
The official crime figures indicate a decline in non-fatal shootings compared with the same periods in 2025: Baltimore Police Department data show 150 through July 1, 2026, versus 165 in 2025, while the Mayor's Office reported 89 through May 1, 2026, versus 101 during the comparable period. The figures are citywide and do not specifically measure the Falls Road or Maryland Avenue area, according to Baltimore Police Department and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office. The area is also covered by Baltimore's Charles North Revitalization Plan, approved by the mayor and City Council in December 2022. The Baltimore City Department of Planning says the plan is intended to guide new uses and development that enhance the area's viability, stability, attractiveness and convenience for residents and businesses.
Five-Week Manhunt Ends in Arrest
Khun was not arrested at the scene. Baltimore Police Department Warrant Apprehension detectives arrested him without incident on May 20, about five weeks after the shooting, and took him to Central Booking on attempted first-degree murder charges, according to the Baltimore Police Department. He faces 12 counts, including attempted second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, first- and second-degree assault, firearm possession with a felony conviction, handgun possession and reckless endangerment.
Khun faces attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the April shooting, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
What Khun Faces at Trial
If convicted, Khun could face the penalties associated with the charged offenses. Under Section 2-205 of the Maryland Criminal Law Code, attempted first-degree murder is a felony punishable by up to life imprisonment, according to FindLaw. Section 4-204 separately provides for a minimum five-year term without parole for using a firearm in a violent felony and bars judges from suspending any part of that minimum, per FindLaw.
The plea deal's gun offender registration requirement traces back to Article 19, Subtitle 60 of the Baltimore City Code, established in 2007, which requires people convicted of qualifying firearm offenses to register with police within 48 hours of release or conviction and complete periodic check-ins. Failing to comply carries penalties of up to a $1,000 fine and one year in prison, according to the City of Baltimore.
A City Still Grappling With Gun Violence
Official city figures provide broader context for the case. The Baltimore City Mayor's Office reported that the city had recorded 89 non-fatal shootings through the morning of May 1, 2026, compared with 101 during the comparable period in 2025.
Later Baltimore Police Department figures showed 150 non-fatal shootings through July 1, 2026, compared with 165 during the same period in 2025.
The case is scheduled for a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial in December. Khun faces the possibility of life imprisonment if convicted of attempted first-degree murder.
