Arrests made in double shooting in Woodlawn; one victim dies
Baltimore County Police said Monday that they arrested two suspects late Sunday for a double shooting in Woodlawn earlier in the day that left one victim dead. They also identified the victims of the shootings and said detectives were able to determine that the victims and suspects knew each other before the incident.
According to Det. Cathy Batton, the suspects arrested Sunday were Ryan Mackenzie McLean, 17, of the unit block of Calgary Court, and Elrich Delona Smith, 18, of the 900 block of Joshua Tree Court. McLean and Smith were both charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. Smith was also charged with use of a handgun during a felony crime.
The victims were identified as Darnell Hill, 22, of the 4100 block of Brookside Oaks Road, and Katelyn Messina, 17, of the 10800 block of Liberty Road.
On Sunday at 4:45 a.m., police said, officers responded to a report of a shooting around Stansfield Lane and Stansfield Court. They found Hill suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso, and Messina suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest and head. Both victims were transported to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where Messina was pronounced dead later in the day. Hill remains hospitalized Monday with “very serious injuries,” according to Batton.
According to police, the exact motive for the shooting is unknown. Both suspects are being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center, awaiting trial.
Here is a statement from Baltimore County Police:
Baltimore County Police have arrested two suspects for a double shooting in Precinct 2/Woodlawn on July 24 that left one victim dead.
Comments
So far I have recorded 16 homicides for my Baltimore County homicide map for 2011 (one may be missing). Of those, 5 out of the 16 were female, or 31.8 percent. 3 out of the 16 were under 18 years of age, or 18.75%. One might compare and contrast those percentage with Baltimore City, which has 117 murders so far for 2011. 7 are female, or 5.9%. 6 are under 18 or 5.1%.
Posted by: Cham | July 26, 2011 8:36 AM
County Detective Bureau did a great job getting these two locked up. Let's hope they stay that way.
And "cham" I'm impressed with your post. You're really getting into this stuff aren't you?
Posted by: Judge Roy Bean | July 26, 2011 4:26 PM
Katelyn was no angel by far but she was Vnnie and Tammy's only child...there should be a 11pm kurfew instilled in this state...neighbors called at 330am again to break up this all night party...she was massacred an hour later...no respect no morals no discipline...get a rope...save the taxpayers money...we should go back to public hangings and castrate sex offenders...then no more bad blood will be bred....wipe out their seeds like they did this family.
Posted by: Donna | August 1, 2011 10:18 AM
Donna, I don't think you should put "Katie's" personnal business out there! Reguardless of how she may have seemed to you or anyone else, she was a child that was murdered and did not deserve this.
Posted by: anonymous | August 7, 2011 1:25 AM
Does anyone have an update on this story? Does anyone know how the other victim is doing? Does anyone know what is happening with the suspects?
Posted by: Anonymous | September 13, 2011 10:06 AM