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June 13, 2010

Reward in shooting of state trooper up to $75,000; person of interest found

The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the killing of off-duty state trooper Wesley W. Brown is up to $75,000, the AP is reporting. And this morning, police said they had located a "person of interest" who is being questioned. Here's a link to an update from the Washington Post.

Authorities say Brown was killed early Friday at an Applebee's restaurant. County police spokeswoman Cpl. Erica Johnson said Saturday that officials continued to gather surveillance video in the area and follow any leads.

Police were offering $50,000 from the State of Maryland, Metro Crime Stoppers and Prince George's County for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the killing of Trooper 1st Class Wesley W. Brown, and Applebee's Services Inc. has offered an additional $25,000 toward the reward, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Saturday.

Anyone with information is urged to call the department's homicide unit at 301-772-4925.

Posted by Justin Fenton at 1:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
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why was there no $75k reward for the cop who killed the unarmed marine?

Posted by: SAB | June 13, 2010 3:43 PM

SAB, maybe because they knew who they were looking for and knew it was just a matter of time before they picked him up or he turned himself in.

Posted by: EmDot | June 14, 2010 1:42 AM

Apples to oranges dumb ass! They know who the cop is that shot the former marine, they DON'T know who shot the State Officer. That's why there is a reward. Daaa!!

Posted by: Bryan Grady | June 14, 2010 6:47 AM

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Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

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