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Off-Duty Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Maryland Bar Shooting
Communities are reeling after an off-duty Howard County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in Baltimore on Friday morning. Deputy Ryan Demby was in a bar shortly after midnight when an argument broke out between patrons, during which, one person pulled out a gun and began firing, striking him several times. Investigators believe a verbal argument happened before the shooting. UPDATE: Shooting / Homicide in South Baltimore - 1100 block of S Charles St pic.twitter.com/iw1LRGAtZH — Eric Costello (@CouncilmanETC) September 29, 2023 Upon arrival at the bar in the 1100 block of South Char…
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Grandmother Gets Time After Grandson Shoots, Kills Teen Neighbor In Maryland
The Maryland grandmother whose grandson shot and killed 15-year-old Nykayla Strawder in Maryland last summer will spend time in prison for not securing her gun. April Gaskins, 54, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor after her 9-year-old grandson pulled the trigger and shot the bullet that killed Strawder in August last year. On Aug. 6, 2022, prosecutors said that members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 600 block of Linnard Street to investigate a shooting, where they found Stra…
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Third Teen Charged In Connection To Mass Shooting In Maryland
Another teen has been arrested for his alleged role in the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting in Baltimore, city officials announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, members of the Baltimore Police Department apprehended a 15-year-old inside a city residence, making him the latest to be arrested for the July shooting in the 800 block of Gretna Court that left two dead and 28 others wounded at a summer block party. He was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with 44 offenses that include: Attempted first-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; Attempted…
Police & Fire
Police ID Family Killed In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
An apparent murder-suicide is under investigation in Maryland after four people were found dead over the weekend. Shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, Aug. 26, deputies from the sheriff’s office were called to the 300 block of Trimble Road in Joppatowne (Harford County) to investigate what they thought initially was an active shooter situation, the sheriff's office said. A police spokesperson said that the victims have been identified as Sheryn Ann Pitts, 65, Sheena Yvonne Smothers, 38, and a teen who has not been identified. The suspected shooter, who also died is 34-year-old Dev…
Police & Fire
Three Adults, Teen Killed In Mass Shooting Inside Maryland Apartment, Sheriff Says
New details have been released by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office following a fatal shooting that left four people dead in a Joppatowne apartment. Shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, deputies from the sheriff’s office were called to the 300 block of Trimble Road to investigate what they thought initially was an active shooter situation. Deputies are on scene for an incident that occurred on the 300 block of Trimble Rd, Joppa, for a report of a confirmed shooting with multiple victims. Currently there is no threat to the community. Media staging area will be Joppatown High …
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: 6-Year-Old Among 3 Found Dead In Maryland Welfare Check (
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A 6-year-old boy and two adults were found dead in what police are calling a double murder suicide in Baltimore County. Officers called to the home on the 1000 block of Kenilworth Drive in Towson for a welfare check found the bodies of three people around noon on Friday, Aug. 18, county police said. Yogesh H. Nagarajappa, 37, is believed to have killed 6-year-old Yash Honnal and 37-year-old Prathiba Y. Amarnath before turning the gun on himself, police said. Authorities did not say how the three were related. The Office of the Chief Medical Officer will complete a thorough examination…
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Shooter Gets Time For Murdering Grandmother Reading Bible In MD Home: Prosecutors
Justice has been served for the family of a Maryland grandmother who was shot and killed in a bout of vengeance while she was reading the Bible in her home, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced. Bowie resident Sammie Warren, 27, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez in Hyattsville on New Year’s Day while she was preparing to host a sermon on the radio in 2020. The murder was reported at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2020 in the 7400 block of Barnum Street in Hyattsville. Upon arrival, officers found Vasquez suffe…
Police & Fire
One Killed In Double Washington County Shooting, Police Say
One person was killed in a double shooting in broad daylight in Washington County involving friends, police say. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called to an apartment complex on Brinker Drive, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, officers found a 24-year-old woman dead from a gunshot wound and a second was struck multiple times and survived. The 31-year-old woman was rushed to Mertitus Medical Center with serious injuries, police said. Her condition was not available on Monday, July 31. Investigato…
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Man Charged With Hate Crimes, Murder For Mass Shooting In Maryland Over Parking Spot
The 43-year-old man implicated in a mass shooting in Annapolis last month has been indicted on multiple murder and hate crimes, authorities announced. Charles Robert Smith was hit with a 42-count indictment following the mass shooting that left three dead, including a father and son, in Annapolis on Sunday, June 11. Specifically, Smith was charged with: Three counts of first-degree murder; Three counts of race/religious crime resulting in death; Six counts of attempted first-degree murder; Six counts of attempted second-degree murder; Six counts of first-degree assault; Six counts of S…
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Baltimore Grandmother Convicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors
A grandmother in Baltimore will face years behind bars after being convicted of failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot 15-year-old Nykayla Strawder last summer. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Tuesday that April Gaskins, 54, was found guilty of two charges for her role in the August 2022 shooting when her grandson pulled the trigger and fired the bullet that killed Strawder. On Aug. 6, 2022, prosecutors said that members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 600 block of Linnard Street to investigate a…
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Police ID Teen Shot, Killed In Parking Lot Of MD Apartment Complex (
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The Montgomery County Department of Police Department has identified the man who was found shot and killed after crashing into several parked cars in an area apartment complex. Police say that at approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday night, Tyrone Howard Brown, 17, was found shot inside a crashed vehicle in the Birches Apartments parking lot in the 1500 block of Heather Hollow Circle in White Oak. MCPD is on the scene of a shooting in White Oak. One adult male transported. More information will be released when it is available. #MCPD #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/YLE2jyTgIM — Montgomery County …
Police & Fire
Five Shot Leaving Funeral Home In Latest Mass Shooting In Maryland (
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New details were released by top officials in Prince George's County after the latest mass shooting in Maryland. Five people were shot leaving a funeral at Fort Lincoln Cemetery on Friday afternoon in an incident reported in Bladensburg, according to Police Chief Tyrone Collington, Sr. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 14, officers from the Bladensburg Police Department were called to the 4300 block of Bladensburg Road when a vehicle opened fire on another in the area, sending five people to the hospital with various undisclosed injuries. SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: Road is closed…
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