CRIME & SAFETY
Body of fifth victim recovered following Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE, MD—Crews recovered the body of another missing victim at the Key Bridge incident site on May 1, 2024. The victim has been identified as Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, of Glen Burnie. On Wednesday, salvage teams located one of the missing construction vehicles and promptly notified Maryland State...
Mixed drug intoxication ruled as cause of death for man who died after being handcuffed
BALTIMORE — Eight police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing following a man's death last July. Trea Ellinger, 29 of Glen Burnie, died after being restrained while experiencing what one medic described as "excited delirium." A 911 caller reported Ellinger lying in the middle of S. Howard Street “trying...
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction.Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved.“On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system," Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation "in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of...
Crane operator suffers cardiac arrest, dies in south Baltimore
Firefighters performed an aerial rescue Wednesday morning when a crane operator fell unconscious. City fire officials said firefighters were called to 2525 Insulator Drive in south Baltimore, where a crane operator suffered cardiac arrest and ultimately died after lifesaving measures failed 180 feet in the air. No further information was...
Da’quan Shaheim Smith Hit-Run Driver Killed Soon Ja Chung
Baltimore resident Da'quan Shaheim Smith, 22, has been arrested and faces charges in connection to the fatal crash that took the life of Soon Ja Chung in Ellicott City on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Ellicott City resident was walking shortly before 5 p.m. on the day of the crash when...
2 teens arrested after mass shooting at 'senior skip day' party in Greenbelt, Md.: Police
GREENBELT, Md. (7News) — Two teens were arrested in connection to a shooting that left five teens injured at a 'senior skip day' party at Schrom Hills Park in Greenbelt, Maryland. Greenbelt police, county and city leaders held a press conference Monday announcing the arrest of a 14-year-old and...
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