Arrest Made in West Baltimore Hit-and-Run Reclassified as Homicide

Overview

• An officer on patrol was alerted Sunday to a man hit in the 1200 block of West North Avenue, where Philip Jones was found with multiple abrasions.
• Jones was taken to a hospital and died Wednesday, after which detectives classified the case as a homicide.
• Police arrested Michael Akiel Manigo, 31, on Sunday in the 2300 block of Annapolis Road after locating the disabled vehicle believed to be involved.
• Manigo was charged with attempted first-degree murder and taken to Central Booking, with upgraded charges pending following Jones’s death.
• Authorities ask anyone with information to call 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP, noting this is the city’s third homicide of the year.