Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison Following a Shootout

On Nov. 12, Brian Bruce, 41 accepted a plea agreement in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Kimberly McBride, following a Dec. 29, 2024 shootout involving multiple vehicles in Southwest Baltimore. Bruce pleaded guilty to using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime, receiving an 18-year sentence suspending all but five years, without the possibility of parole. Upon release he will be required to register as a gun offender and serve three years of supervised probation. According to charging documents, Baltimore police responded to the 1600 block of Inverness Avenue shortly after midnight on Dec. 29, 2024, following reports of gunfire. While on scene officers recovered multiple 9mm and .40-caliber shell casings and observed damage to several vehicles. Surveillance footage captured an exchange of gunfire involving multiple vehicles, including a 2023 silver Toyota Tacoma allegedly driven by Bruce.

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