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Shootout
Police & Fire
Tire Change Turns Into Shootout On Quiet Maryland Street, Sheriff Says
What started with two men changing a tire in Southern Maryland turned into a shootout in broad daylight, leaving deputies hunting for a gunman. The situation played out just before noon on Tuesday, Sept. 16, when Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1100 block of Golden West Way in Lusby after a 911 call reporting gunfire. Investigators said Lusby residents Nicholas Derick Dwayne Griffith, 25, and Timothy William White Jr., 28, told deputies they were outside fixing a tire when a dark-colored sedan rolled up. The passenger fired two shots, and Griffith returned fire.&nb…
Police & Fire
Bystander Shot Near Maryland Mall — Then Cops Raided Four Homes And Hit The Jackpot: Police
A teenager and three adults are facing charges after a wild shootout near Arundel Mills Mall led police to a massive drug and weapon bust in Maryland, authorities announced. A 21-year-old woman was caught in the crossfire and shot on Arundel Mills Boulevard around 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20, where there were reports of shots fired, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Detectives say multiple vehicles were struck when gunfire erupted between two cars near Arundel Way in Hanover. The victim — who was not involved — was rushed to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to her u…
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials
A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…
Police & Fire
Gunman Opens Fire On Officers In Maryland, Killed In Hail Of Bullets: Police
A Baltimore police officer was shot and a suspect killed after gunfire erupted on a busy city street, investigators confirmed. The violent shootout happened around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, police said. Officers patrolling the area spotted a man they believed to be armed, according to the Baltimore Police Department. During the encounter, the man allegedly pulled a gun and opened fire, striking one officer in the foot. Three officers returned fire, hitting the suspect. Both the officer and the gunman were rushed to the Un…
Police & Fire
Gunman Found Dead After Barricade, Shootout With Officers In Maryland: AG
A domestic disturbance in Laurel escalated into a deadly standoff after a gunman exchanged fire with Howard County police and was later found dead inside a home, authorities said. The incident began around 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, when Howard County officers responded to a home on the 10000 block of American Pharoah Lane for a report of a man banging on the front door, police said. Upon arrival, police say that officers encountered a woman on an outside upper ledge of the house and an adult male suspect at a window inside the residence with a long gun. According to investigators, …
News
Suspect Admits To Holiday Parade Shootout In Frederick: Montgomery County State's Attorney
A Frederick man has admitted to attempted murder and a weapons charge for his role in thea shootout with another man during a holiday parade in 2022, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. David Gray, 33, is facing up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in August after pleading guilty to participating in a shootout in downtown Frederick in December 2022 with Atu Adeyemi, 51, during the city's Kris Kringle parade. According to court documents, on Dec. 9, 2022, officers heard shots fired in the area of South Market Street and All Saints Street, which led to a short …
Police & Fire
Security Guard, Shoplifter Dead After Shootout At DMV Grocery Store
A security guard and a shoplifter were killed in a reported shootout at an Oxon Hill grocery store, authorities say. The security guard reportedly confronted the shoplifter around 10:25 a.m., Friday, Nov. 4 in the front lobby area of the grocery store at 20 Audrey Lane, according to Prince George's County police. Police say when the male security guard confronted the female shoplifter, a shootout between the two occurred, resulting in both of their deaths. Major Zachary O’Lare briefs the community on double fatal shooting in Oxon Hill https://t.co/0911toIXUs — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) Nov…
Police & Fire
Wanted Shooter In Custody Following Monthslong Investigation Into Incidental Maryland Shooting
Police investigators in Maryland have apprehended a shooting suspect implicated in a shootout earlier this year in a Charles County apartment complex that saw an innocent bystander struck by a stray bullet, authorities announced. Waldorf resident Marquis Malik Springs, 20, is facing multiple charges following a months-long investigation into a shooting on Sunday, March 6 in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in his hometown, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s office. Investigators said that two groups of suspects were shooting at each other in the parking lot of the apartment complex wh…