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Showing posts with label Law Order murder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Law Order murder. Show all posts

Friday, November 01, 2013

UNGER DECISION -- Sniper who shot seven Baltimore City cops in 1976 could get new trial By Alan Z. Forman

UNGER DECISION -- Sniper who shot seven Baltimore City cops in 1976 could get new trial

COURT OF APPEALS  DECISION
TOSSES OUT HIS CONVICTION

John Earl Williams fired from 3rd floor window at Lombard and Carey Sts. in West Baltimore,
killing one police officer,  wounding 6 others

CHRONICLED IN YOU CAN?T STOP MURDER

By Alan Z. Forman


The teenage sniper who shot seven cops -- killing one -- from his third floor window in a West Baltimore row home in 1976 has had his conviction overturned and will likely be getting a new trial.

Four days after a lone gunman shot and killed a Baltimore City councilman and wounded two others in a botched attempt to kill then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer, John Earl Williams telephoned the Baltimore Police Department, told a dispatcher what he was about to do, and then began shooting the city's finest near his home at the corner of Lombard and Carey Streets.

Known as The Good Friday Shooter, his rampage took place on April 16, 1976. Now well into his fifties, Williams, 18, was trying to impress a young girlfriend who had just dumped him. ......


...and check out this week's Dave Maril "Inside Pitch" column on the weekend -- http://voiceofbaltimore.org/?s=inside+pitch

Also review this week's "Need-To-Know News" -- http://voiceofbaltimore.org/archives/10595

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Latest Investigative Voice stories by Kevin Dayhoff


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SHOOTING GALLERY — Carroll Co. man takes aim at private security guards outside Mount Airy home

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MOTIVE FOR FIRING AT SIX INDIVIDUALS NOT CLEAR
NO HITS, NO RUNS, NO INJURIES

By Kevin Dayhoff 
A southern Carroll County man has been arrested and charged with six counts each of first- and second-degree assault plus reckless endangerment after firing a gun in the direction of a group of private security guards outside a home in Mount Airy Md. early Thursday morning.
The suspect, identified by Maryland State Police as David A. Ellison, 57, of the 600 block of East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mount Airy, had no apparent motive for the shooting.

The events unfolded around 12:30 a.m., shortly after the Westminster state police barracks was called to respond to a report of a possible prowler in the 600 block of East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mount Airy.
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HIGH-JUMP HEIST — Westminster robber leaps over pharmacy counter with gun drawn, steals cash, prescription drugs

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POLICE QUICKLY APPREHEND 44-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT MINUTES LATER
Taneytown officials investigating similar robbery earlier Thursday
By Kevin Dayhoff 
Quick action by Maryland State Police troopers resulted Thursday in the prompt arrest of an armed suspect after he allegedly robbed a Westminster pharmacy at gunpoint.

Timothy P. Krouse, 44, of the 400 block of Taney Drive in Taneytown Md., was quickly arrested and charged with armed robbery, theft of $1,000-$10,000, and first- and second-degree assault.

A similar robbery occurred earlier in the morning in Taneytown.

According to information obtained by 
Investigative Voice from the Westminster police scanner as the incident unfolded — later confirmed by police report — area police quickly set up a crime-response perimeter shortly after dispatchers learned that an armed robbery had occurred at the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 22 Carroll Plaza in Westminster.
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FAMILY FEUD — Finksburg man kills former neighbor, self, in dispute involving estranged spouse

Suspect discovered dead nearby in backyard of former residence
STATE POLICE:  THE 2 FIRST ASSAULTED EACH OTHER IN 2007

By Kevin Dayhoff 

A murder-suicide of former neighbors in the Finksburg area of Carroll County northwest of the Baltimore County line early Thursday apparently involved the estranged wife of one of the victims.

After shooting his ex-neighbor in the neighbor’s driveway just after midnight, Gregory A. Martin, 51, then returned to his former home around the corner — where his estranged wife still lives — and shot himself in the backyard.

Shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday morning, officers responded to 911 calls reporting gunshots in the 1500 block of Pilgrim Lane, near Sandymount Road between Maryland Route 140 and the town of Patapsco.

When the troopers arrived on the scene they “found the victim lying in his driveway with what appeared to be gunshot wounds,” according to a police report by Maryland State Police spokesperson Greg Shipley.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Maryland State Police investigating possible Finksburg murder-suicide

Maryland State Police investigating possible Finksburg murder-suicide

10/14/2010
By Kevin Dayhoff

(Also see: FAMILY FEUD — Finksburg man kills former neighbor, self, in ...
Investigative Voice  By Kevin Dayhoff Maryland State Police are continuing its investigation of a murder-suicide in the Finksburg area of Carroll County just north of the ...)  http://investigativevoice.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6277:family-feud&catid=25:the-project&Itemid=44

Maryland State Police are continuing its investigation of a possible murder-suicide in the Finksburg area of the county.

Just after midnight, earlier this morning, the State Police were heard on the police scanner responding to 911 calls reports that gun shots were heard in the 1500-block of Pilgrim Lane, near Sandymount Road between MD Route 140 and the town of Patapsco.

When the troopers arrived on the scene they “found the victim lying in his driveway with what appeared to be gunshot wounds,” according to a police report by Maryland State Police spokesperson Greg Shipley.

“The victim is identified as Steven W. Focht, 48, of the 1500-block of Pilgrim Lane, Finksburg, Md.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  His body will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy,” reports Shipley.

State Police quickly “developed information on a possible suspect and troopers determined the suspect’s vehicle was also at the scene,” according to information gathered from the police scanner and later confirmed in Shipley’s police report. 

“Troopers determined the suspect’s vehicle was one of the vehicles in the victim’s driveway.”  According to information gather from the police scanner – and later confirmed by Shipley, “Troopers established a perimeter around the area and conducted a search for the suspect throughout the early morning.  The search for the suspect involved a State Police helicopter, K-9 units, a tracking team, the Special Tactical Assault Team Element, and troopers patrolling throughout the area.” 

The State Police homicide unit, assisted by members of the Westminster Barrack Criminal Investigation Section and crime scene technicians from the State Police Forensic Sciences Division, also responded to conduct an investigation.

Hours ago, shortly after 7 a.m. this morning, the suspect in the case was found and was pronounced dead in the backyard of a nearby residence in the 2400-block of Shawnee Drive.

Earlier this morning, the identity of the suspect was being withheld until family can be notified.  In a police report just released, “The suspect is identified as Gregory A. Martin, 51, of the 4600-block of Doncrest Lane, Sykesville, Md.

According to Shipley, “As daylight appeared, a trooper on the perimeter saw the body of a man lying in the back yard of a residence in the 2400-block of Shawnee Drive, Finksburg.  This is a short distance away from the victim’s home and in the same neighborhood.  This was also identified as the suspect’s previous home and where his estranged wife still lives. 

EMS personnel determined on the scene, that Martin was deceased.  State Police investigators recovered a .357 caliber handgun next to Martin’s body. 

The preliminary investigation indicates Martin and Focht had an ongoing dispute that apparently began when the two were neighbors, according to Shipley  “State Police had responded to the neighborhood on two separate occasions for disputes between the two in 2007 and 2008.  No criminal prosecutions resulted in either incident.” 

“Investigators believe from the initial evidence that Focht arrived home from work shortly after midnight today and Martin pulled into the driveway behind him. 

“A confrontation occurred in the driveway and Focht was shot in the upper torso multiple times.  Investigators believe Martin then ran to the backyard of his previous residence and took his own life.” 

This is a developing story, check back for additional details as they become known.

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