TOWSON, MD—While conducting a high-visibility enforcement operation following the mass shooting that occurred in east Towson last Tuesday, members of the Baltimore County Police Department’s Eastern Patrol Division Community Action Team initiated a traffic stop near Meteor Court and Cloister Road on Thursday, December 19th. This stop resulted in the recovery of several illegal items, including a stolen vehicle, a […]
UPDATE: Police say a loaded AK-47 has been recovered as part of the investigation into this incident. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—In an afternoon press conference, Baltimore County Police Department officials identified the victim in Tuesday evening’s mass shooting in east Towson. At around 7:15 p.m. on December 17, officers responded to the 8500-block of Loch Raven Boulevard. At the […]
UPDATE: Police say five potential suspects have been detained and two weapons have been seized. Original story below… PARKVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the Hillendale area. At just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, the Baltimore County Police Department said officers were investigating the circumstances surrounding a report of shots fired in the area of […]
UPDATE 3: Police say a loaded AK-47 has been recovered as part of the investigation into this incident. UPDATE 2: Police have identified the victim in this shooting. UPDATE: Police believe this was a targeted incident and that the shooter and victims knew one another. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Detectives ask anyone with information about […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are still searching for the man who is accused of killing a Nottingham-area woman back in April. At around 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2024, officers responded to a homicide that occurred in the unit block of Whitelaw Place (21236). When officers arrived on the scene, they located 26-year-old Shakeia Allen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives […]
UPDATE: Wesley Lyons Jr. has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—On December 11, 2024, an Edgewood man was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder following a four-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Wesley Larry Lyons Jr., was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a northeast Baltimore man last month. In reference to a homicide that occurred on November 21, officers have arrested 26-year-old Amir Barnes-Henderson of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Barnes-Henderson shot and killed 34-year-old Gary Matthews while in the 4900-block of Frankford Avenue, following a dispute. On November 29, 2024, […]
ESSEX, MD—Seven years later, police are still seeking justice for a Baltimore County man who was shot and killed. Lance Dixon, a 25-year-old resident of Essex, was fatally shot on December 8, 2017. The incident took place in the 900-block of Ashbridge Drive, where police responded to reports of gunfire. When officers arrived on scene, they located Dixon suffering from […]