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Alonzo Gorham-Ramos (left), Allen Pinkney (right)
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Baltimore police on Sunday arrested Allen Pinkney, 15, and Alonzo Gorham-Ramos, 14, on murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree burglary and dangerous weapon with intent to injure charges.
Around 7:30 a.m. Friday, officers found 51-year-old Kimberly Leto dead inside her home in the 400 block of South Ellwood Avenue. Police said Leto suffered from trauma to her body. The manner of Leto's death is still pending from the State's Medical Examiner.
Leto worked at O'Donnell's Pub on Potomac Street in nearby Canton. Regulars at the bar and friends of the victim, who called her Kimmie, said they're shocked and saddened by what happened to her.
"She was just a wonderful person. When she walked in she just had a certain glow about herself," said friend Kevin Carrick.
"She was always so full of life. You never saw her with a sad look on her face. She was always smiling and laughing," said friend Stephanie Stickline.
Police said Ramos faced charges of breaking into Leto's house in August, and they believe the motive Friday was burglary, too. Officials said Ramos' prior arrest is what led them to him so quickly in Leto's slaying.
"This is a heartbreaking tragedy on so many levels. Our purpose today is not to claim victory with this arrest but to lament that such a tragedy occurred in the first place," said Police Commissioner Anthony Batts.
Despite the arrests, people who live and work in the Patterson Park neighborhood were left with even more questions.
"For a 14- and 15-year-old to do this, why couldn't they just -- if they had to take something, why not just take it and go? Why did they have to kill her?" questioned Carrick.
Police also confirmed that Ramos' mother is a dispatcher, a civilian employee, with the Police Department.
Anyone with further information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100.
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