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August 18, 2011

Baltimore County police investigate White Marsh murder

View Larger Map Baltimore County Police have identified a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot in White Marsh Wednesday night.

Bradley Adam Robinson, 19, of the first block of Brown Cone Garth, was found outside a townhouse on Jack Pine Place — in the same Nottingham neighborhood where he lived. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:25 p.m.

Police received a cellphone call at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, reporting that shots had been fired. During the investigation, officers determined that the call came from inside the home, though the caller did not appear to know the victim, police said. The neighborhood is near the intersection of White Marsh Boulevard, also known as Route 43, and Interstate 695.

Posted by Justin Fenton at 5:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Always amazed at those who disparage the city, yet honestly believe areas like White Marsh and other suburban environs are safe. You're kidding yourself if you think outside the city line is safe.

Posted by: ruth | August 18, 2011 8:47 PM

Ruth, White Marsh is much "safer" than the city. That is just a fact based on crime statistics and basic math.

But then again most suburbs in America are "safer" than the cities they surround based on a host of demographic, geographic and socioeconomic factors.

What I do find funny is the lack of comments coming from the usual group of people that are so quick to rag on the city every other time a crime is reported here.

Posted by: hampdenjames | August 19, 2011 9:06 AM

There was another murder just across the street in White Springs Apartments about 6 years ago.. Some guy shot his girlfriend and her new boyfriend in the head killing him. A couple of years before that someone was shot near Rossville and Walther in one of the housing developments over some drug trafficking. This area is not safe at all./ Robberies, thefts, vandalism., etc...etc..

Posted by: Mark K | August 20, 2011 9:32 PM

There have been 5 murders in the Parkville/WhiteMarsh area so far this year. I'd hardly call that "safe".

Posted by: Cham | August 23, 2011 7:57 AM

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About Peter Hermann

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.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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