BALTIMORE — A man learned his fate Thursday after pleading guilty to shooting and killing another man in Northwest Baltimore.

Eric Morris, who police say is a repeat offender for drug use and firearm possession, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the deadly shooting of Wayne Stewart Archer, Jr.

It all began December 10, 2020, at 11:52 a.m., officers responded to the 2100-2200 Garrison Boulevard and found Archer suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his back.

He was taken to Shock Trauma, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

At the scene, detectives found a black satchel on a nearby fence at the scene that had a cellphone, 9mm Taurus semiautomatic pistol, and 20 small bags of marijuana.

A suspect, later identified as Morris, was seen on CCTV footage stand

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