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Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Chase Convicted Of Attempted Murder: Prosecutors Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Chase Convicted Of Attempted Murder: Prosecutors
Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Chase Convicted Of Attempted Murder: Prosecutors The man who took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot and shooting at them has been convicted of attempted murder and other offenses in Maryland, authorities announced on Thursday. Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello was convicted following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot by deputies returning fire in Frederick County.  According to prosecutors, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on March 18, 2022, Frederick County Sheriff Deputy First Class Christian Lucente attempted to stop Bel…

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Man Who Attacked Asian-Owned Businesses Over Mask Requirement In Maryland Gets Life In Prison Man Who Attacked Asian-Owned Businesses Over Mask Requirement In Maryland Gets Life In Prison
Man Who Attacked Asian-Owned Businesses Over Mask Requirement In Maryland Gets Life In Prison The Baltimore man who attacked three Asian-owned businesses over their masking requirements during the COVID pandemic is heading to prison for life. Darryl Doles was sentenced to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended for two counts of attempted murder, assault, and hate crime, Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Doles pleaded guilty to the charges in September 2023. Court documents detail Doles' May 2, 2021 "rampage" after he was denied entry to two Asian-American businesses for refusing to wear a mask indoors. It began at Linden Discount …

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by Valerie Musson
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Gunman Arrested For Attempted Murder After Baltimore Shooting: Police Gunman Arrested For Attempted Murder After Baltimore Shooting: Police
Gunman Arrested For Attempted Murder After Baltimore Shooting: Police A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following last week’s domestic-related shooting in Baltimore. Antawn Venable, 45, of Baltimore, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Baltimore Police say the 39-year-old female victim walked into a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2. A follow-up investigation determined that the shooting occurred on the 5000 block of Midwood Avenue. Venable was identified and located near the 1000 block of East 33rd Street before bei…

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by Daily Voice
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Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff Weeks after a man had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital with critical injuries following a shooting in Harford County, the sheriff's office says that a teen suspect has been taken into custody. A 17-year-old is in custody and is being charged for the January shooting of Rosedale resident Oluwatishe Oluwatamilore Ilori, 22, who was struck multiple times by the gunman, according to investigators. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 17, deputies were called to the area of Harford Square Drive at O&P Court in Edgewood to investigate reports of shots fired with one person down. …

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Family Of Cab Driver Shot In Maryland Rallying For Community Support Family Of Cab Driver Shot In Maryland Rallying For Community Support
Family Of Cab Driver Shot In Maryland Rallying For Community Support The family of a cab driver who was shot in the hand by a customer in Maryland is rallying for community support. “I am truly blessed for him still being here with us today,” reads a GoFundMe launched by Amina Gai, whose father, Baboucarr Gai, was shot while driving a cab on West Washington Street on Thursday, Jan. 25. “He was picking up a customer in the Annapolis location,” writes Amina. “Upon arriving to the pick up location, the customer and my father got into a verbal altercation which resulted in the guy pulling out a gun on my father. He was shot in the head and in the right…

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by Valerie Musson
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Rampaging Woman Terrorized Six People During 90-Minute Crime Spree In Maryland, Police Say Rampaging Woman Terrorized Six People During 90-Minute Crime Spree In Maryland, Police Say
Rampaging Woman Terrorized Six People During 90-Minute Crime Spree In Maryland, Police Say A Baltimore woman is behind bars after going on a short-lived crime spree throughout different parts of Prince George's County before being arrested just hours later near her home, authorities announced. Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, played a real-life game of "Grand Theft Auto" on Thursday night, terrorizing several people over the course of 90 minutes before she could be tracked down and arrested by investigators. The trail of terror began at around 5:05 p.m. on Jan. 25, when officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to Forest Park Drive and Ritchie Road in Capit…

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by Zak Failla
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Alleged Gunman Accused Of Attempted Murder For December Shooting In Baltimore: Police Alleged Gunman Accused Of Attempted Murder For December Shooting In Baltimore: Police
Alleged Gunman Accused Of Attempted Murder For December Shooting In Baltimore: Police A 21-year-old man has been accused of attempted murder for his role in a Baltimore shooting last December, authorities announced. Georvon Milburn was charged with attempted first-degree murder after he was arrested on a warrant on Friday, Jan. 19, Baltimore Police said. Investigators believe Milburn was the gunman who shot a 35-year-old man on the 1400 block of East Fayette Street in the Central District around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment following the shooting and survived from his injuries. Central District Attempted Murder …

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Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney
Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney A Maryland resident who was tracked down in El Salvador pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 22 to shooting two men, one fatally, during an argument at a get-together in 2020, authorities announced. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 28, of Crownsville, pleaded guilty to second-degree counts of murder and attempted murder, as well as two counts of use of a handgun in a violent crime in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in Annapolis, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said. The charges stem from a November 2020 incident in which Anne Arundel Police responded to a home on Brick Church Road in Edgewater…

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Fugitive Wanted For 2022 Murder Of Army Reserve Soldier Arrested In Maryland: Police Fugitive Wanted For 2022 Murder Of Army Reserve Soldier Arrested In Maryland: Police
Fugitive Wanted For 2022 Murder Of Army Reserve Soldier Arrested In Maryland: Police A man who has been on the run since the summer of 2022 after the fatal shooting of a US Army Reserve soldier in Baltimore has been apprehended, authorities announced. Jamal Smith, 32, was taken into custody by federal and city investigators following a brief barricade incident on Monday in Baltimore, according to police. On Monday, Jan. 22, members of the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Baltimore Police Department's Warrant Apprehension Task Force were able to finally get their man following a short standoff in the 1400 block of North Milton Street, officials s…

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by Zak Failla
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Arrest Made In Baltimore Shootout That Struck Innocent Deliveryman Arrest Made In Baltimore Shootout That Struck Innocent Deliveryman
Arrest Made In Baltimore Shootout That Struck Innocent Deliveryman A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shootout in which a deliveryman was stuck by a stray bullet last month in Baltimore. Darrien Gaither of Baltimore has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the Dec. 29, 2023 incident on the 2400 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore police said. Gaither was in one group of juveniles that had been exchanging gunfire in a parking lot around 6:10 p.m., police said. A stray bullet in the shootout struck the deliveryman, 50, in the ankle.  He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Gaither was a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Year's Parking Garage Shooter Arrested In Baltimore: Police New Year's Parking Garage Shooter Arrested In Baltimore: Police
New Year's Parking Garage Shooter Arrested In Baltimore: Police The investigation into the New Year's Day shooting of a 22-year-old woman in a Baltimore parking garage led to the arrest of a suspected shooter who is now facing multiple attempted murder charges, police say. 2024 started out with a bang for members of the Baltimore Police Department, who were called not long after midnight to investigate reports of shots fired from a parking garage in the Unit block of Guilford Avenue. Officers on patrol were alerted to the reported gunshots at around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. According to the police, as officers approached the area, they found Jamal …

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'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Busted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland 'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Busted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland
'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Busted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland After more than a month on the run, a man wanted for a fatal double shooting in Washington County has been apprehended by FBI agents in North Carolina, authorities announced. On Monday, the Hagerstown Police Department announced that Brian Christopher Francis, 41, was apprehended in Morrisville, NC without incident and brought back to Maryland, where he was wanted in connection to an apartment shooting over the summer. Also known as "Fox," or "Silk," Francis was charged in the District Court for Washington County in Maryland on 13 charges in August that include murder and attempted murder, …

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by Zak Failla