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Korey Hopson has been taken into custody and charged with murder and other offenses following a deadly midday May shooting that left Denzel Johnson with fatal wounds.
According to the Baltimore Police Department, shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, officers were called to the 900 block of North Dukeland Street, where there were reports of shots fired.
Upon arrival, they found Johnson suffering from a fatal gunshot wound, and further investigation resulted in the discovery of a 15-year-old who was also shot.
Both were taken to an area hospital, where Johnson was pronounced dead and the teen was treated for less severe injuries.
On Friday, a spokesperson for the department announced that Hopson was arrested in the 3900 block of Stokes Road after attempting to elude officers through a wooded area.
He was taken to the Baltimore Central Booking Intake Facility, where Hopson was charged with first- and second-degree murder and conspiracy, assault, first- and second-degree attempted murder.
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