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Chase Wilson, 22, was found guilty of murder and other charges for the fatal shooting of Julian Fruh in the 4400 block of Marble Hall Road in August last year in Baltimore.
On Aug. 31, 2022, campus police alerted Baltimore City officers about a shooting near campus involving a man - later identified as Fruh - who was shot in the head after reportedly getting into a dispute.
At the time of the shooting, Fruh was an employee of Allied Universal, the security company for the apartments in the area he was killed.
Prosecutors say that Fruh was walking while looking at his phone in the parking lot of the apartment complex at the end of his shift when Wilson approached on foot and shot him multiple times before fleeing.
A co-worker rendered aid and called for a medic, though Fruh was pronounced dead at Johns Hopkins Hospital less than a half hour after the shooting.
Surveillance footage from the apartment complex helped investigators determine that the two were talking to each other on their phones before the shots were fired. The nature of the dispute has not been released.
Wilson was arrested nearly a month after the murder on Sept. 27, 2022.
He was convicted of:
- Second-degree murder;
- Use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence;
- Wear, carry, or transport of a handgun.
When Wilson is sentenced in October, he will face 60 years in prison.
“This homicide was deeply traumatizing to the Morgan State University campus, an institution that should be a safe haven for our young people to learn, grow, and thrive in,” State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates said in a statement.
“I hope this conviction sends a strong message to anyone seeking to perpetrate violence, especially on our college campuses, that you will face life-altering consequences for your actions.”
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