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Driver Who Ambushed Maryland Trooper During Traffic Stop Apprehended: State Police Driver Who Ambushed Maryland Trooper During Traffic Stop Apprehended: State Police
Driver Who Ambushed Maryland Trooper During Traffic Stop Apprehended: State Police A 22-year-old man is in custody after firing shots at a Maryland State Police trooper during a traffic stop on Tuesday morning, authorities announced. It didn't take long for local, state, and federal investigators to track down Maurquise Emillo James, who was apprehended in Montgomery County less than 12 hours after shooting at the trooper. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a gray Infiniti near the intersection of Belle Avenue and Milford Avenue in Baltimore, according to the department. At the time, the vehicle had no headlights or…

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by Zak Failla
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July 4 Shooting Left 1 Dead, 7 Hurt — Now Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison July 4 Shooting Left 1 Dead, 7 Hurt — Now Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison
July 4 Shooting Left 1 Dead, 7 Hurt — Now Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison A Maryland man could spend the rest of his life in prison after police say he opened fire on a Fourth of July crowd, killing one person and injuring several others. Antravon Harmon was found guilty of multiple charges connected to the chaotic shooting that broke out just after midnight on July 5, 2023, during a neighborhood party on Chippewa Boulevard in Salisbury. Prosecutors said Harmon and another man showed up armed with handguns and confronted a group that included Xavier Maddox.  They opened fire into the crowd, sparking a shootout that left Maddox dead and seven others wounded.…

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Virginia Man Accused Of Firing Shots Outside Maryland Bar On Independence Day Virginia Man Accused Of Firing Shots Outside Maryland Bar On Independence Day
Virginia Man Accused Of Firing Shots Outside Maryland Bar On Independence Day A holiday night at a popular seafood pub turned chaotic when gunfire broke out just after midnight in Maryland. Rayquan Malik Jackson, 27, of Falls Church, and Devon Patrick Hunter, 24, of Friendship, have been arrested in connection with a Fourth of July shooting outside Neptune’s Seafood Pub in North Beach, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4, to the bar, located in the 8800 block of Chesapeake Avenue, for reports of shots fired.  No injuries were reported at the scene. As a result of the investigation, Jackson and H…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooter Who Targeted Pair At Maryland Park Arrested In DC, Police Say Shooter Who Targeted Pair At Maryland Park Arrested In DC, Police Say
Shooter Who Targeted Pair At Maryland Park Arrested In DC, Police Say The shooting suspect wanted for opening fire in the parking lot of a Montgomery County park has been apprehended in Washington, DC, police say. Gaithersburg resident Kenneth Oates, 38, is facing multiple charges following an incident reported at Welsh Park in Rockville over the weekend, though no injuries were initially reported. Gunshots rang out at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the park, when Oates allegedly fired several shots in the parking lot and fled in a black Honda Civic that was later recovered in Frederick County. During the investigators, police say that detectives det…

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by Zak Failla