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Suspect Charged For Summertime Mass Shooting In Baltimore: Police Suspect Charged For Summertime Mass Shooting In Baltimore: Police
Suspect Charged For Summertime Mass Shooting In Baltimore: Police Weeks after seven people were hospitalized and one was killed in a mass Baltimore shooting, police say that a suspect has been apprehended. Eric Kilber, 43, is facing charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Anthony Martin in August, authorities announced. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, officers were called to the 1300 block of North Spring Street, where there were multiple reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers from the Baltimore Police Department found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds, and later, more victims walked into area hospitals fo…

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Shot Fired By Officer During Call For Disorderly Suspect In Maryland Apartment: Police Shot Fired By Officer During Call For Disorderly Suspect In Maryland Apartment: Police
Shot Fired By Officer During Call For Disorderly Suspect In Maryland Apartment: Police An investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after an officer fired a shot during a call for a disorderly person in District Heights, police say. At around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night, officers were called to the 6000 block of Surrey Square Lane, where a woman made an emergency call stating she felt unsafe. According to Major Harkirat Singh from the Prince George's County Police Department, officers were able to make contact with the residents in the apartment, who advised that a person possibly has a gun, prompting them to evacuate the unit. Major Singh provides pre…

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Woman Arrested For Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say Woman Arrested For Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say It didn't take long for members of the Annapolis Police Department to apprehend a murder suspect wanted in connection to the fatal public shooting of a 59-year-old woman. On Thursday night, officers were called to the 1700 block of Forest Drive to investigate a reported homicide, where they found Allison Faye McIntyre suffering from a gunshot wound inside her vehicle in a parking lot. Paramedics treated McIntyre at the scene of the shooting, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives were able to identify the suspect vehicle - a blue Toyota Camry with Maryland plates - and Annapol…

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Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Playground Area Of Maryland Park Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Playground Area Of Maryland Park
Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Playground Area Of Maryland Park An investigation has been launched in Montgomery County after an 18-year-old from Silver Spring was shot to death in an area playground, authorities say. Christian Ortiz has been identified by police as the person who was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound near Seek Lane Park earlier this week, investigators announced on Thursday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, officers were called at around 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 1 to the area of Barron Street Drive and Domer Avenue, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Ortiz in the playground …

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Honduran National Convicted Of Assaulting Maryland Resident Back In Custody: ICE Honduran National Convicted Of Assaulting Maryland Resident Back In Custody: ICE
Honduran National Convicted Of Assaulting Maryland Resident Back In Custody: ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore apprehended a 26-year-old Honduran national in Charles County after he was convicted of assaulting his victim in Maryland, authorities announced. Evin Obdulio Ponce-Guillen was taken into custody in Waldorf late last month after police learned that he made his way into the country illegally following an arrest in September 2023, when he was charged with second-degree assault. Ponce-Guillen was arrested on Sept. 5, 2023, and convicted on the charge on Friday, April 5, when he was sentenced to five years in prison. The court then suspended t…

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US Marshals Join Search For High School Student Wanted For Fatal Columbia Mall Shooting: Police US Marshals Join Search For High School Student Wanted For Fatal Columbia Mall Shooting: Police
US Marshals Join Search For High School Student Wanted For Fatal Columbia Mall Shooting: Police Reinforcements are on the way as the US Marshals have joined the Howard County Police Department are they attempt to locate a fugitive who allegedly killed 17-year-old Angelo Little at the Mall in Columbia over the summer. Officers were called late in the afternoon on Saturday, July 27, where there was a reported shooting in the area of the food court with one person - later identified as Little - dead in the mall before the shooter fled the area. That shooter was identified by police on Wednesday, Aug. 28 as Columbia resident William Marshall III - who also goes by "Junior" - and…

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Weekend Fire Forces Courts To Close Amid Ongoing Power Outages In Baltimore Weekend Fire Forces Courts To Close Amid Ongoing Power Outages In Baltimore
Weekend Fire Forces Courts To Close Amid Ongoing Power Outages In Baltimore Sunday's fire in downtown Baltimore has forced continued chaos for some in the city as crews work around the clock to repair power to all those impacted. At around 5 a.m. on Sept. 29, crews were called to the 300 block of North Charles Street, where there was a reported fire inside a manhole with flames showing near the intersection of Pleasant Street. On Monday, crews were still working to restore power to dozens of residents and businesses, forcing the closure of all courts during the day, according to the sheriff's office. ALERT: Due to emergency road closures, all Baltimore City cou…

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Manhole Fire In Baltimore Results In Street Closures, Causes Chaos For Drivers Manhole Fire In Baltimore Results In Street Closures, Causes Chaos For Drivers
Manhole Fire In Baltimore Results In Street Closures, Causes Chaos For Drivers A manhole fire caused chaos for some in Baltimore as crews battled an unexpected blaze that broke out on Sunday morning. At around 5 a.m. on Sept. 29, crews were called to the 300 block of North Charles Street, where there was a reported fire inside a manhole with flames showing near the intersection of Pleasant Street. Baltimore City Fire Department was dispatched to the 300 block of N. Charles St. with a manhole on fire. Upon investigation firefighters found fire showing from a manhole at Charles St. and Pleasant St. Power has been turned off to the area and the fire has been extinguis…

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Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced
Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced Zachary Ciccantelli will avoid nearly 500 years in prison, but will still spend decades behind bars for initiating a Maryland shooting for an incident caught on camera, authorities announced on Friday. Ciccantelli, 24, was sentenced to 490 years in prison, with all but 45 years to serve, followed by five years of supervised release after he and getaway driver Callen Baker were convicted in connection to "a hail of gunfire" that was reported in Rockville in March 2023. Prosecutors say that on March 1, 2023, Ciccantelli and Baker arrived in the neighborhood in the 700 block of Monroe Street a…

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Maryland Mall Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Roads Closed In Area (DEVELOPING) Maryland Mall Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Roads Closed In Area (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Mall Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Roads Closed In Area (Developing) The Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights was evacuated on Wednesday morning as police investigated a reported suspicious package, officials say. Before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 25, officers and members of the Prince George's County Fire Department's Bomb Team were called to the mall in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue, leading to road closure and a massive police presence in the area. Please see the message below from @PGFDNews These specific roads are affected:-Branch Ave & Iverson St-Iverson St & 28th Ave https://t.co/WZeLIqPpsP pic.twitter.com/2ZaqMtUqGF — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) September…

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Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Forehead At MD Cultural Arts Center: Police Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Forehead At MD Cultural Arts Center: Police
Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Forehead At MD Cultural Arts Center: Police Recognize him?  The Montgomery County Department of Police is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a man wanted for stabbing a senior man in the forehead. An alert was issued by investigators are they continue to investigate a stabbing in late August that was reported in the entrance of the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in the 7900 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. The incident was reported at around 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, when the suspect got into an argument with a 77-year-old man over property, which escalated and came to…

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One Killed, Two Critical Following Shooting Outside Maryland Liquor Store: Police One Killed, Two Critical Following Shooting Outside Maryland Liquor Store: Police
One Killed, Two Critical Following Shooting Outside Maryland Liquor Store: Police One person was killed and two others suffered serious injuries after being shot outside a Prince George's County liquor store, police say. On Monday night, Mount Rainier police officers responded to Chuck's Liquors in the 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue to probe a reported shooting with three victims. According to witnesses, an unknown man got into a verbal confrontation with a driver parked in front of the liquor store, which rapidly escalated, resulting in three of six passengers inside the vehicle being struck by a hail of bullets. One man was pronounced dead, and two others suffered …

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