Maryland News
Brooklyn mass shooting suspect arrested with gun at school in February
Baltimore police arrested a second person in the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting Thursday. The 11 News I-Team confirmed Tristan Jackson, 18, is a student at Digital Harbor High School, but he was arrested for having a gun at a different school earlier this year. Jackson is accused of firing a handgun at least five times in the direction of seven people…
Read MoreMaryland man pleads guilty in Palm Beach County antisemitic flyers case
A man accused of tossing antisemitic flyers onto Palm Beach County properties earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges. Nicholas Byshiem, 33, of Maryland pleaded guilty to a charge of resisting arrest without violence in the city of Atlantis for an incident in January, as well as misdemeanor charges of dumping litter…
Read More19-year-old identified as stabbing suspect shot to death by police in Montgomery County
A man, accused of stabbing multiple people in Montgomery County in a series of unprovoked attacks, was shot and killed by police Saturday. Now, officials have identified him and the officer who shot him. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, the stabbings started after the suspect attacked a woman at the Unique thrift…
Read More4 stabbed in series of unprovoked attacks in Maryland; suspect shot dead by officer: Police
Four people were injured, one critically, in a series of unprovoked stabbings in Maryland on Saturday, police said. The suspect was shot and killed by a police officer following a short pursuit, Montgomery County police said. Police received two nearly simultaneous reports of stabbings in Silver Spring shortly before 10:40 a.m. local time — one…
Read MoreHate crime charges added for suspect in Annapolis shooting that killed 3, injured 3 others
Hate crime charges have been added for the suspect in the mass shooting that killed three people and injured three others in Annapolis. Charles Robert Smith, 43, of Annapolis was handed the additional charges Friday by a grand jury, in addition to 39 other counts he is facing for the shooting on June 11, that…
Read MoreMaryland Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers and Carrying a Firearm During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Maryland man was sentenced today on multiple felony and misdemeanor convictions for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Christopher Michael Alberts, 35, of…
Read MorePolice search for shooters, concerned for possible retaliation after Baltimore mass shooting
Baltimore police detectives continue to interview victims of Sunday’s mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured in an ongoing investigation. In a news conference Monday afternoon, city leaders implored the public to provide information amid videos circulating on social media showing the moments before the shooting. Investigators are looking for at…
Read MorePolice make arrests in Annapolis church vandalism cases
After someone ripped a cross from the wall and reduced bibles and hymn books to pages littering the sanctuary of the Fowler United Methodist Church in Annapolis, some congregants were too fearful to return for Sunday services. “I have never seen a church in such disarray and so much pain in a room,” said Rev.…
Read MorePride and Ukrainian flags burned or vandalized overnight in Silver Spring
Flags promoting Pride were set on fire overnight near downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, infuriating members of the community. Mark Heare and Chris Middleton were asleep in their home when their dogs woke them up. “By the time I came down, I didn’t see anybody,” Heare said. “I walked out the walk and didn’t see anybody.…
Read MoreFormer Laurel police chief sentenced to 8 full life terms on arson charges
The former police chief of Laurel, Maryland, will spend the rest of his life behind bars for setting fire to several homes and a car, all of which belonged to people he believed slighted him. A judge in Howard County sentenced David Crawford, 71, of Ellicott City, to eight life terms in prison plus 75…
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