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April 15, 2011

Anne Arundel police arrest suspect in mall shooting

Anne Arundel County police have arrested a Silver Spring man in the March 29 shooting in the parking lot of the Marley Station Mall on Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie. Police said that the suspect and victim, 23-year-old Rickey Johnson of Snow Hill, had been arguing.

Two friends of the victim drove the wounded man to a nearby Dunkin Donuts and called police, who put out a lookout for two men in a dark gray Honda. Anne Arundel County police described the shooting as "drug related" and that the mall parking lot was picked as "meeting point."

The suspect was identified as Christopher Royal Gayle, 22, of the 1700 block of Mount Pisgah Lane in Silver Spring (pictured at left). Police said he was arrested at his Montgomery County house and hcarged with attempted first and second-degree murder, using a handgun in the commission of a felony and illegal possession of a handgun. Police said they are still trying to identify the second suspect.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 9:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Anne Arundel County

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How the heck did they pick Marley Station Mall's parking lot for the drug deal if both the victim and perp don't even live in AA County? Maybe the second perp lives in the area. Hope they catch him/her.

Posted by: Jim | April 15, 2011 5:56 PM

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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.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

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