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Son Charged With Murdering Mother Inside Family Home In Maryland, Police Say Son Charged With Murdering Mother Inside Family Home In Maryland, Police Say
Son Charged With Murdering Mother Inside Family Home In Maryland, Police Say A 25-year-old Baltimore man is behind bars after being accused of killing his mother in their Western District home, police said. Ajay Wiggins, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, 64-year-old Joyce Gaskins, who was found unresponsive last month. Authorities say that Gaskins was found shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 inside a home in the 1600 block of Druid Hill Avenue. Police arrived at the scene to find Gaskins dead.  Medics confirmed her death, and Wiggins, initially identified as "a family member on the scene," was ta…

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by Zak Failla
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Attempted Murder Suspect Found Armed With Loaded Handgun Inside Work Truck Attempted Murder Suspect Found Armed With Loaded Handgun Inside Work Truck
Attempted Murder Suspect Found Armed With Loaded Handgun Inside Work Truck An attempted murder suspect armed with a loaded handgun has been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this month, authorities say. Kinard Smith, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 17 around 5:15 p.m., after police spotted him driving his work truck on Lafayette Avenue at Druid Hill Avenue, according to Baltimore police. Police followed Smith until the 1000 block of N. Mount Street, where he was pulled over and placed under arrest. During a search, a loaded handgun was found and seized as evidence in the shooting that injured an 18-year-old boy on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Smith has been…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Detectives Seek Family Of Woman Found Dead In Baltimore Home Detectives Seek Family Of Woman Found Dead In Baltimore Home
Detectives Seek Family Of Woman Found Dead In Baltimore Home Detectives in Baltimore are looking for the family of a woman found unresponsive in a Baltimore home earlier this month. Beverly Cooper-Figueroa was pronounced dead at the scene, after she was found lying unresponsive inside of a Druid Hill Avenue home on Feb. 5 around 2:45 p.m., city police said. She showed no apparent signs of trauma. Anyone with information is urged to contact Baltimore Police Department's Homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who wish to remain anonymous can utilize the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP. You can also submit an anonymous online text t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Double Shooting Reported In Baltimore: Police Double Shooting Reported In Baltimore: Police
Double Shooting Reported In Baltimore: Police Two people were shot in broad daylight Tuesday in Baltimore, according to police.  At around 11 a.m. a 26-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the alley of the 2300 block of Druid Hill Avenue, according to the Baltimore Police Department. He was transported to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition. Shortly after police found a 26-year-old man was shot in the thigh in the 2300 block of McCulloh Street.   He was also transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the shootings, it's unclear at this time i…

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by Joe Gomez