paul and st., less than half a block from where hopkins researcher steven pitcairn was stabbed and killed. police say the victim did everything in the suspect asked him to do, and he still was shot. police activity in the 2600 block of st. paul street thursday morning, investigators looking for clues after a 22- year-old man was shot while leaving a friend's house just after 6:00. the victim gave what little valuable he had, and the suspect still shot him in the groin and then fled in a dark colored sedan. >> it is very frustrating for us. we rant about this senseless gun violence week after week. it is cases like this that get us very concerned and frustrated. >> the shooting happened just feet away from where steven pitcairn was stabbed and killed in 2010. just days ago, police say a student at johns hopkins was sexually assaulted off campus. back in august, a burglar broke into a home on guilford avenue and stabbed a man in the face to confronted him inside. >> any time this happens, it causes some alarm. >> towson carl stokes says thursday's shooting does raise concern, but for the mo

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for the murder of steven stephen pitcairn, a johns hopkins researchers stabbed it death. since the beginning, pitcairn's family have said little in public. they left the courthouse without commenting. >> i think they're happy with the verdict. it's hard for them because they have it move -- to move on with their lives at this point, without their son and brother am. >> reporter: pitcairn's mom was on the phone with him at the time of the attack. she called waggoner an eeferl man who doesn't belong in society after such a senseless, disgusting tragedy. she said, i would never want another family to bear the horror we have been through. >> reporter: waggoner addressed the court, too, and pitcairn's family. even moments before he was sentenced are he maintained his nbc. -- innocence. >> reporter: waggoner said i don't believe justice was served because there is still a killer out there. he said, i can't apologize to the family because i am not responsible. >> i'm glad he got what was coming to him. >> reporter: prosecutors relied heavily on the testimony of lavelva merit. sh

pitcairn's family have said little. they left the courthouse without a public comment. >> it's hard for them. because they have to move on with their life, without their son and brother. >> reporter: steven pits karen's mother was on -- pitcairn's mother was on the phone when he was attacked. she said the attacker doesn't belong to be free. she said i would never want another family to be through the horror we have been through. >> reporter: waggoner addressed the court and the family. waggoner said, i do not believe that justice has been served. because there is still a killer out there. i can't stand here and apologize or be apologetic to the family because i am not responsible. >> i'm glad he got what was coming to him. >> reporter: prosecutors relied heavily on his girlfriend, lavelva meritt. it's a case state attorney greg gregg bernstein used to win his job. waggoner has a lengthy criminal past. now he'll never walk free again. >> reporter: and waggoner's public defender says he will file an appeal. we're live in downtown baltimore tonight. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, weijia. >>> lavelva meritt is scheduled to be sentenced next month. >>> a trial is