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Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says
A tense four-hour standoff in St. Mary’s County ended peacefully after a man allegedly fired multiple shots inside his Lexington Park home. The harrowing incident began shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, when the sheriff's office received a call from a home in the 45000 block of Kingfisher Court. The woman told dispatchers she had fled the home after 39-year-old Anibal Carrasquillo III fired a gun at her. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, while deputies were on the scene negotiating, they heard a series of shots fired from within the house and Carrasquil…
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‘Settle The Score’ Shootout Misses Target — Teen Faces 100 Years After Firing At Wrong MD Home
A Maryland teen may spend the rest of his life behind bars after firing random shots into the wrong townhouse in Calvert County, injuring two people, authorities said. Andre Xavier Howe, 18, of Huntingtown, was found guilty of an accidental shooting, where he mistook the address of his target and struck unsuspecting victims. According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, Howe was convicted of: Attempted second-degree murder; Two counts of first-degree assault; Use of a firearm. Judge Mark Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court delivered the guilty ruling earlier this week…
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Group Confronts Maryland Man At His Home — He Opens Fire From Balcony, Police Say
A Maryland man opened fire on a group of people outside his home late Wednesday night, hitting three men during an ongoing dispute, authorities said. Nicholas Lloyd, 44, was arrested after investigators say he used a rifle to shoot into the group from the balcony of his Shadyside Way home in Germantown around 10 p.m. on July 16, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Shortly before midnight, officers responded to the 20000 block of Shadyside Way for a report of a shooting, where officers found three men injured and later recovered Lloyd’s rifle at the scene, police said Fr…
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Maryland House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Guilty Of Killing 2, Injuring 2
A Delaware man who opened fire at a Maryland house party — killing two and wounding two more — has been found guilty on all 34 charges against him, prosecutors announced. Justice Schmeek Pratt, 24, of Bear, Delaware, was convicted for the 2024 shooting in Elkton that left two people dead and two others seriously injured, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Specifically, Pratt was found guilty of: Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of attempted second-degree murder; And 30 additional related charges. The shooting happened shortly after 6 a.m. on Nov. 2, 202…
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Maryland Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say
A Gaithersburg man is behind bars after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a violent parking lot brawl in Maryland, police said. Davion Gray, 23, is accused of shooting a man in the upper and lower body after a group attack on Rockville Pike, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The shooting happened around 9:54 p.m. on Monday, April 21, in the 11500 block of Rockville Pike. Investigators said a group of people got into an argument with a man in a parking lot. That argument escalated into a physical assault — and then a shooting. “Gray then shot the v…
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Bloody Argument In Maryland Restaurant Ends With Face Slashing: Police
A violent altercation at a Gaithersburg restaurant led to a stabbing, sending one man to the hospital and another to jail months later, police said. Jovani Ramos, 31, of Gaithersburg, was arrested and charged after allegedly attacking another man at Cancun Mexican Restaurant. Specifically, Ramos was charged this week with: Attempted second-degree murder; First-degree assault; Second-degree assault; Intoxicated endangerment. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2024, when officers responded to the 100 block of East Diamond Avenue for a reported stabbing. Investiga…
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10-Month Investigation Leads To Charges For Nine In July 4th Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says
Nine search and seizure warrants have been executed and seven arrests were made in Harford County following a nearly yearlong investigation into a fatal shooting on the Fourth of July last year, authorities announced on Tuesday. Deputies were called shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 last year to the 600 block of Edgewood Road, where there was a report of shots fired in the area of Harr Park Court in Edgewood involving at least four people. They were taken by first responders to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. On May 23, seven people were arrested an…