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Body Found In BMW Linked To Double Homicide In Montgomery County, Police Say
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the deadly shootings of two Montgomery County residents after one was found dead in the back of a BMW, authorities said. Kaloyan Dimov Stoev, 25, has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shootings of Rockville residents Marcell Jordan Hebron - also known as "Lil Xelly" - and 27-year-old Leilani Marroquin on Friday, Jan. 17, Montgomery County police said. An officer from Montgomery County Police spotted a white BMW sitting at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Research Boulevard around 3:15 a.m. Fr…
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Dies From Thermal Burns, Smoke Inhalation In Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal
A 94-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of last week’s fatal house fire in Charles County, officials announced. The fire marshal confirmed that Dora Lee Douglas, the homeowner, died from thermal burn injuries and smoke inhalation in the Hughesville fire, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Charles County Sheriff's deputies and EMS were called to Douglas' home on Driftwood Place shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, for a welfare check after a friend hadn’t heard from her in days. Inside, first responders found Douglas dead with serious burn injuri…
Police & Fire
Death Investigation Into Possible Hit-Run Crash In Charles County Launched: Sheriff
A 21-year-old woman from Waldorf was found dead early Friday in what investigators believe may have been a hit-and-run crash, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. The discovery was made around 7:15 a.m. on Jan. 10, when a patrol officer traveling on Smallwood Drive West near St. Patrick’s Drive noticed a body lying in the eastbound lane. At the same time, a concerned citizen called 911 to report the incident. The officer approached the woman, identified as Zarria Courtney McDade, and found her unconscious and not breathing, officials said. CPR was performed until paramed…
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Found Dead After Suspected Kitchen Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A multi-agency investigation has been launched in Southern Maryland after an elderly woman was found dead inside her home suffering from burn wounds, officials announced. Authorities are piecing together what led to the death of a 94-year-old woman found inside her Hughesville home on Driftwood Place on Thursday in Charles County. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Jan. 9, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and paramedics were called to a local residence to conduct a welfare check after a friend was unable to reach the homeowner for several days. After making entry, EMS found the homeowne…
Police & Fire
Death Probe Underway After Body Found In Vehicle Near Maryland Shopping Center: Police
A death investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after a person was found dead inside a vehicle near a Bowie shopping center, police say. Officers from the City of Bowie Police Department were called at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 30 to the Highbridge Commercial Center in the 6100 block of Highbridge Road, where there was a call for an unresponsive person inside the vehicle. According to police, a family member located the car and its occupant - who has not been identified - and upon arrival, officers confirmed that the person had died. No foul play is suspected, inve…
Police & Fire
Homicide Mystery: Maryland Man Found Dead In Field Near Home: Sheriff (
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A quiet Hughesville neighborhood was shaken after a man was found dead in a field near his home, with investigators now ruling the case a homicide. Officers responded at 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18 to the 6800 block of Swann Gate Place after receiving a report of a body in a field, authorities said. The victim, identified as Paul Sherwood Swann, 60, lived in a nearby house, police said. Swann’s body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where an autopsy determined the manner of death was homicide. No motive has been established, and the investigatio…
News
Homicide Investigation Underway After Man Found Dead In Montgomery County: Police
A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in Montgomery County, police officials confirmed. An alert was issued at around 4:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16 when officers were called to the area of Georgia Avenue and East West Highway in Silver Spring to probe a reported death when the man's body was located. TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MCPD is on scene of a death investigation. Georgia Avenue at East West Highway is closed. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route. Expect significant delays. #MCPD #MCPNews #traffic pic.twitter.com/BiC4rH28gz — Montgomery County Departm…
Police & Fire
Montgomery County Baby’s Death Leads To Murder Charge For Mother: Police
A Gaithersburg mother has been arrested and charged with murder after police say she drowned her 3-month-old daughter during a bath on Sunday, Dec. 8. Mackenzie Rose Colgan, 37, was taken into custody at her home in the 7300 block of Summit Avenue after detectives from Montgomery County Police’s Major Crimes Division identified her as the suspect. The incident was reported shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when the infant’s father called 911, claiming Colgan had drowned their child while giving her a bath. Officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the scene, and th…
Police & Fire
Death At Montgomery County Park Now Being Investigated As Homicide, Police Say
A September death investigation in a Bladensburg park has taken a grim turn after authorities ruled it a homicide, Prince George’s County Police said Monday. Ricardo Ramos Andrade, 55, of Colmar Manor, was found unresponsive on Sept. 25 at approximately 6:35 a.m. in a park on the 4600 block of Annapolis Road. Officers from Maryland-National Capital Park Police pronounced him dead at the scene. The case initially began as a death investigation, but on Nov. 22, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Andrade died from blunt force trauma. His death has now been classif…
Police & Fire
Abraham Luna Perez Charged With Murder Of Roommate In MoCo
Two weeks after 19-year-old Diego Edilberto Borja-Cardona was found suffering from traumatic injuries behind a Montgomery County bus stop, his roommate has been arrested for his murder, police say. Silver Spring resident Abraham Luna Perez, 26, has been arrested in connection to Borja-Cardona's death late last month after his death was ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road, where they found Borja-Ca…
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Montgomery County Woman Who Called 911 Charged With Mother's Murder: Police
A 63-year-old woman is dead and her daughter is in custody for her murder after she called it in to the Montgomery County Department of Police on Monday. Tiffany Zhang, 29, has been arrested and charged in connection to the death of her mother, Guichun Hu, whose body was found in a grassy field in the 19400 block of Olive Tree Way in Gaithersburg. According to police, shortly before 10 a.m. on Nov. 4, the Emergency Communications Center received a call from Zhang advising that she had killed her mother the previous day. Upon arrival, officers were met by Zhang waiting outside near Hu'…
Police & Fire
Search Is On For Shooter After Man Found Dead In Montgomery County Apartment: Police
The death of a 37-year-old Montgomery County man remains under investigation weeks after his death was ruled a homicide when his body was found inside an area apartment, police say. A new alert was issued on Tuesday, Oct. 22 as they continue to search for a suspect connected to the death of Antoine Lavale Parker, who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his Montgomery Village home last month after officers visited the residence several times in one morning. Parker's body was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the same building in the 18500 block of Boysen…
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Police ID 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 85 Maryland Crash
A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Frederick County on Wednesday night, officials say. Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies along with Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the intersection of Route 85 at Greenfield Road at around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, where they found Cody Nicholas-Reed Sensenig unconscious. Investigators say that Cynthia Edna Lytle, 61, of Adamstown was heading north on Buckeystown Pike and attempted to make a left turn onto Greefield Road, when she struck Sensenig's motorcycle as he was traveling in the opposite directio…
Police & Fire
Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same MoCo Apartment Complex: Officials
The death of a 37-year-old Montgomery County man has been ruled a homicide after his body was found inside an area apartment over the weekend, police say. Antoine Lavale Parker has been identified by investigators as the person who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his Montgomery Village home during officers' second visit near his home to investigate shots fired in the same morning. Parker's body was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the same building in the 18500 block of Boysenberry Drive, where gunshots were reported in the area at around 5 a.m. th…
Police & Fire
Man Found Shot To Death In Wooded Area Near Anne Arundel Homes Identified By Police
A 40-year-old man was found shot to death in a wooded area in Anne Arundel County overnight, prompting a homicide investigation, police say. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called shortly before 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, where they found Glen Burnie resident Anthony Lee Brown suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in Severn. His body was located in the woods in the 8000 block of Marlton Court. Brown was rushed to the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries, the department confirmed. Fol…
Police & Fire
Indy Man Accused Of Killing Sister In Montgomery County Apartment, Police Say
A man from Indianapolis was taken into custody overnight after he was found in a Montgomery County apartment, where his 37-year-old sister was found dead, police say. Devon Miller, 30, was arrested and charged in connection to the homicide of Bethesda resident Shanon Marie Barnett on Monday night, according to officials. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, the Montgomery County Police Department's Emergency Communication center received a call regarding a suspicious situation in the 10500 block of Westlake Drive. A second call was reported at the same location 20 minutes later. …
News
Missing Man Found Dead In Bottom Of Well Outside Maryland Home, State Police Say
A death investigation has been launched in Maryland after a missing 53-year-old man's body was found in the bottom of a well outside his St. Mary's County home over the weekend amid a fire investigation, state police say. Joseph Andrew Murrin has been identified as the person who was reported missing on Friday, Aug. 2, before his body was found 30-feet deep in a well next to his Callaway home. Murrin was reported missing by his family on Friday following a reported fire at his home. During a search of the residence and surrounding areas, first responders were initially unable to find him. …
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged With May Murder Of Man Found Dead In Maryland Home, Police Say
A 24-year-old suspect has been arrested for his alleged role in the killing of a man found unresponsive in a Prince George's County months ago, authorities announced on Wednesday. Hyattsville resident Joiker Avila-Avila is facing murder and other charges in connection to the death of Sandeep Gupta, 54, in the Town of Berwyn Heights. According to police, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, officers were called to the 8600 block of Cunningham Drive, where Gupta was found inside unresponsive. The incident was reported in the 8600 block of Cunningham Drive in Berwyn Heights. …
News
Body Of Missing Autistic 6-Year-Old Pulled From Maryland Pond, Police Say
The search for 6-year-old Fawzan Hassan ended tragically over the weekend when his body surfaced at Bohrer Park in Montgomery County on Saturday, police confirmed. An extensive search for Hassan was launched at around 3 p.m. on July 27 when the non-verbal, autistic child was reported missing by his family in Gaithersburg. A body has been recovered from the pond in Bohrer Park. PIO is on scene and will brief the media at approximately 6:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/KJRsdJJHFv — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) July 28, 2024 The Montgomery County Department of Police announced…
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Three-Alarm Maryland Blaze May Have Gone Back Into Home, Fire Marshal Says
One person was found dead after firefighters knocked down the flames of a three-alarm fire in Northern Maryland on Monday morning, officials say. Crews from the Frostburg Fire Department and nearby agencies were called at around 3:45 a.m. on July 22 in Allegany County, where a massive blaze broke out in a home on Welsh Hill Road in Frostburg. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, 60 firefighters were able to get the situation under control in just 15 minutes, and once the fire was extinguished, they found one person inside. 1 of 10 FRM:messaging@iamresponding.com SUBJ:Eastern Garrett…
News
Annapolis Pilot Killed In Small Plane Crash In Easton Identified By Maryland State Police
New details have been released by Maryland State Police investigators as they probe a small plane crash on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that left an Annapolis man dead. Multiple agencies were called at around 9:30 a..m. in Talbot County to the 6800 block of Travelers West Circle in Easton, where there was a reported crash into the Tred Avon River on July 16. Police say that Robert Eugene Merlinii, 56, was the pilot and sole occupant of the twin engine Cessna who was pulled out of the water. State police, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, US Coast Guard, and Talbot County Sheri…
Police & Fire
Fight Ends In Murder, Arrest At Maryland Apartment, Cops Say
A 46-year-old man was charged with murder after police in Montgomery County were called in to investigate a fight at an apartment in Gaithersburg. Wesley Cooper was taken into custody early on Tuesday morning as detectives continue to investigate the death of a 45-year-old who was found inside an apartment in the 11400 block of Stewart Lane. Officers responded to the apartment shortly after 1 a.m. on July 9, where there were reports of a fight in progress, where they were met by Cooper. Further investigation led to the discovery of a man inside the apartment. He was pronounced dead at the …
News
Body Of Teen Reported Missing While Swimming Found In Maryland Waters, Police Say
Tragedy has struck a concerned family after the body of a missing 17-year-old who was swimming was found in the water by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Pablo Alejandro Guevara was reported missing by his family after last being seen at around 8:30 p.m. on June 26 in the area of the boat ramp at Elizabeth Landing and Brady Recreation Way in Pasadena. At around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, the Anne Arundel County Police Department issued an alert advising that his body was recovered by fire crews following a multi-agency search for the teen. #Missing Person | UPDATE | Eliza…
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Inmate Death In Maryland Prison Under Investigation: State Police (
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A death investigation has been launched in Maryland after an 80-year-old inmate died at the Western Correctional Institution. Ralph Ruark has been identified as the inmate who was reported dead by EMS personnel on Saturday, June 22 at the Allegany County facility. Officials say that shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was contacted by investigators from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigative Unit (DPSCS IIU) about an inmate death that occurred minutes earlier. Details about his death have not been re…
Police & Fire
Death Ruled Homicide After 30-Year-Old Dies At Hospital From Gunshot Wound In Maryland: Police
Police in Montgomery County have launched a death investigation after a 30-year-old was found shot during a welfare check early on Sunday morning in Gaithersburg and later died. Investigators have identified Ange Gadji as the person who was found suffering from a gunshot wound at approximately 5:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 2 in the 19700 block of North Frederick Avenue. Responding officers found Gadji suffering from his injuries and he was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died. Gadji's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where an autopsy determine…
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