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Man, 34, arrested in killing of popular local DJ Baltimore police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old in the fatal shooting Friday of a popular local DJ. Police said Brandon Harris shot Vincent Curtis, 53, of the 3000 block of Walbrook Ave. in the chest early Friday morning.
The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. in the 1200 block of Bloomfield Ave. in the southwest area of the city. Curtis was found by officers and was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Curtis was a popular DJ who went by the name DJ Vicious V. A preliminary investigation revealed his shooting “stemmed from an ongoing dispute” with another man, police said. Homicide detectives found video footage of the shooting and interviewed several witnesses, and identified Harris as a suspect, police said. Harris, of the 700 block of St. Dunstans Road in North Baltimore, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and multiple handgun violations, police said.
—Jessica Anderson Special honors elude BMA at Venice Biennale VENICE, ITALY — Two U.S. artists won the equivalent of gold and bronze medals Saturday at the awards ceremony for the 2017 Venice Biennale.
But the Baltimore Museum of Art, which presented the U.S. Pavilion and showcased the artwork of Mark Bradford, received no special honors. Baltimore Museum of Art director Christopher Bedford said the work and $1 million required for the U.S. Pavilion will bear fruit. Los Angeles-based Bradford’s concept of himself as a citizen artist, Bedford said, will likely become “a model for the future of museums that imagine a civically engaged future.”
—Mary Carole McCauley Three charged with sexual assault at middle school Baltimore police said Saturday they have charged three teenage boys in a sexual assault they say occurred at Leith Walk Elementary and Middle School on Friday. Police say a 13-yearold girl skipped class Friday at the Northeast Baltimore school and was walking the halls when three teenage boys grabbed her and shoved her inside a janitor’s closet. Inside, two of the boys performed sex acts on her, police said. The three boys have been charged as juveniles.
One14-year-old was charged with sexual assault-related charges, police said. Another 14-year-old was charged with second-degree assault and conspiracy, according to police. A 15- year-old was charged with sexual assault-related charges. The three were taken to the Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center.
—Luke Broadwater
The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. in the 1200 block of Bloomfield Ave. in the southwest area of the city. Curtis was found by officers and was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Curtis was a popular DJ who went by the name DJ Vicious V. A preliminary investigation revealed his shooting “stemmed from an ongoing dispute” with another man, police said. Homicide detectives found video footage of the shooting and interviewed several witnesses, and identified Harris as a suspect, police said. Harris, of the 700 block of St. Dunstans Road in North Baltimore, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and multiple handgun violations, police said.
—Jessica Anderson Special honors elude BMA at Venice Biennale VENICE, ITALY — Two U.S. artists won the equivalent of gold and bronze medals Saturday at the awards ceremony for the 2017 Venice Biennale.
But the Baltimore Museum of Art, which presented the U.S. Pavilion and showcased the artwork of Mark Bradford, received no special honors. Baltimore Museum of Art director Christopher Bedford said the work and $1 million required for the U.S. Pavilion will bear fruit. Los Angeles-based Bradford’s concept of himself as a citizen artist, Bedford said, will likely become “a model for the future of museums that imagine a civically engaged future.”
—Mary Carole McCauley Three charged with sexual assault at middle school Baltimore police said Saturday they have charged three teenage boys in a sexual assault they say occurred at Leith Walk Elementary and Middle School on Friday. Police say a 13-yearold girl skipped class Friday at the Northeast Baltimore school and was walking the halls when three teenage boys grabbed her and shoved her inside a janitor’s closet. Inside, two of the boys performed sex acts on her, police said. The three boys have been charged as juveniles.
One14-year-old was charged with sexual assault-related charges, police said. Another 14-year-old was charged with second-degree assault and conspiracy, according to police. A 15- year-old was charged with sexual assault-related charges. The three were taken to the Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center.
—Luke Broadwater
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