Police identify teen fatally stabbed outside Southwest Baltimore church

A Southwest Baltimore community is grieving the loss of an 18-year-old woman who was found fatally stabbed over the weekend.

Baltimore Police officers responded at 8 p.m. to the 3200 block of West Baltimore Street in the Carroll-South Hilton neighborhood for a stabbing.

They found the woman suffering from a stab wound and transported her to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. She was later pronounced dead.

Police on Tuesday identified the victim as Brielle Handy.

Authorities did not release information about a suspect.

Baltimore Police spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge said in an email Tuesday “the investigation is open and ongoing.”

Deacon Milton Nelson showed told WJZ that the victim was stabbed outside of his place of worship, Love of God Apostolic Church.

Police said the young woman later died at Shock Trauma.

“We heard that it was a bunch of young people and the girl was about 19, and it started on the side of our church,” Nelson said. “It’s a terrible thing. We don’t know who did what and how it happened. All we know is we’re praying for them.”

The alley is off the 3200 block of West Baltimore Street near busy South Hilton Street.

“We don’t want things like this happening around our church,” Nelson said. “We are in the community to try to help people and bring people into the church before things like this happen.”

Asked his message to the victim’s family, Nelson told WJZ, “To pray and ask God for healing. We’re praying with the family. We’re praying for the children’s family who was involved. We’re praying for the children involved. We’re praying for the young lady who lost her life and for her parents.”

A few shreds of crime tape remain at the scene.

Another neighbor told WJZ Investigates he saw the young victim after she was stabbed.

“I just saw a girl on the sidewalk, and a whole bunch of people were around her trying to help her. They called the ambulance. They came, and all of them were gone,” said Virgil, who declined to give his last name. “…I feel sorry for her.”

Baltimore homicide detectives are leading an investigation and ask anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2100.

Banner reporter Darreonna Davis contributed to this report.

WJZ is a media partner of The Banner.

This story has been updated to correctly state the victim's age.