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Dad Kills Teen Children, Himself In Maryland: Police
A 42-year-old dad killed his two teenage children and then himself in Howard County over the weekend police said. Christopher Zanski is believed to have fatally shot 17-year-old Braden and 15-year-old Hailey on the 1400 block of Triadelphia Road in Glenelg, and then himself Howard County police said. Officers found their bodies while performing a welfare check around 11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, authorities said. There are no indications that anyone else was involved in the incident and a motive has not immediately been identified.
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Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney
An Anne Arundel Judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man spend life in prison for the grisly murder of his mother in their Tracy's Landing home in 2021, authorities announced. Andrew Beavers was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his mother, cybersecurity executive Juanita Naomi Koilpillai, 58, whose body was found poorly outside of their home after being reported missing. Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess added that on top of the life sentence, Beavers was also hit with three years on a weapons charge. On July 25, 2021, prosecutors say that …
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Sheriff IDs Body Found In 'Suspicious Vehicle' Parked In Maryland Field
New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after a body was pulled from what was described as a "suspicious vehicle in a field." Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies were called to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville, where there were reports of a vehicle that had its flashers on and had been sitting there idle for more than six hours. Upon arrival, deputies found Pikesville resident Brice Wendell Boots, 65, inside, and his death is now being investigated as a homicide. The investigation into Boots' death led to a closure on Cr…
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Fatal Shooting Lands 22-Year-Old Behind Bars For Murder In Maryland Home: Police
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a late December shooting inside a Baltimore home that left a man dead, police say. City resident Jerrod Smith is facing a murder charge following an altercation with 31-year-old Toby Rogers that resulted in his death in the 4300 block of Seminole Avenue on Saturday, Dec. 30. According to a spokesperson from the Baltimore Police Department, at around 10:30 p.m. on the night of the shooting, officers were called to the home, where they found Rogers suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene and a hom…
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Scooter-Riding Shooter Sentenced For Killing Man Outside Maryland Gas Station
A Maryland man will have a lifetime to think about his actions after killing a man outside a gas station in Baltimore and assaulting his friend, authorities announced on Friday. Darryon Cephas, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 30 years, for the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Curtis Jones outside of a Marathon gas station on West Mulberry Street in Baltimore in the summer of 2022. On June 15, 2022, prosecutors say that shortly before 4 a.m., officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the gas station to investigate a reported shooting involving Cephas and J…
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New Oxford Convict Charged With Maryland Native's Homicide In Pennsylvania Home
A New Oxford man has been charged in connection with the death of a Hagerstown native in what Pennsylvania State Police believe was a "targeted" killing. Kyle Wesley Bartam, 37, has been charged with felony criminal homicide and felony robbery - inflict serious bodily injury in connection to the slaying of Keith Monn, according to his latest court docket and state police. He was taken into state police custody on Saturday, Dec. 16. Monn had been found beaten to death in his home located at Jacqueline Drive, Mount Pleasant Township, New Oxford, at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday,…
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Toddler Dies After Being Brought To Maryland Hospital With Gunshot Wound: Police
Police in Baltimore are still investigating after a toddler was shot and killed in the city over the weekend. On Sunday night, 2-year-old Charlee Gamble was brought to an area hospital to be treated for a reported gunshot wound she suffered in the 6100 block of Park Heights Avenue, police say. The child was driven to a local hospital, where she was treated, but ultimately died from the injuries. It is now under investigation by homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department. "The circumstances that led to the victim’s death due to the gunshot wound are currently under investigat…
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One Killed In Fatal Double Shooting On Maryland Apartment Stairwell, Police Say
One person was killed and a second injured in a fatal double Howard County shooting on Sunday night, police say. Jeremiah Isaiah Darden, 18, has died and a 20-year-old man was treated and released from an area hospital after being identified by police as the victims in the shooting. Police say that shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, officers from the Howard County Police Department were called to the 7600 block of Woodpark Lane in Columbia, where they found the two bodies suffering from gunshot wounds in the stairwell of an apartment building. Both men were rushed to the Universi…
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Boozy Brunch Lands DUI Driver Behind Bars After Killing Security Guard In MD Crash
A boozy brunch will land a Maryland man behind bars for years, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. Rockville resident Kevin Orihuela, 22, had a few too many mimosas during a 21st birthday celebration before getting behind the wheel and T-boning his Audi into 62-year-old Noel Powell's Ford Fusion, resulting in the father of two's death. On Friday, Orihuela was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but four years suspended, according to the state's attorney's office. Orihuela went to brunch in the afternoon of Aug. 14, 2022 at a restaurant in the Pik…
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Third Man Arrested In Connection To Deadly Shooting In Maryland: Police
Police in Montgomery County have arrested another suspect as they continue their probe into the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Alan Garnica last month. Weeks after the department announced the arrests of Kenes Yair Guevara, 19, and Osman Antonio Maldonado, 20, investigators announced on Friday that Gaithersburg resident Rodrigo Hernandez, 18, has been apprehended for his alleged role in the Montgomery Village murder. MCPD is on scene of a shooting in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Cir. More information will be released as it becomes available. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/…
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Death Investigation Leads To Murder Charge For Man Accused Of Killing In Maryland: Police
A man has been charged with murdering a 60-year-old in Montgomery County, police say. This week, an alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they sought to track down the person responsible for killing Charles Claggett, who was found dead late last month in the 200 block of Old Macdonald Road in Gaithersburg. Police say that early on Tuesday, Nov. 28, officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department were called to the area, where they found Claggett not conscious or breathing. He was treated at the scene and pronounced dead by first responders. Detectives Inves…
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Maryland Man Charged In Disabled Relative's Death: Police
A man tasked with taking care of a disabled relative in Montgomery County has been charged in connection to his death, according to police. Charles Parker, 55, has been arrested after a family member suffering from "serious medical issues" who he was taking care of was found dead, reportedly after falling in Silver Spring, officials say. According to the Montgomery Department of Police officials, officers were called around 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 to an apartment in the 1500 block of Heather Hollow Road, where they found 66-year-old Leon Perkins in a wheelchair suffering from traumatic inj…
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