Baltimore County police investigate apparent murder-suicide
Baltimore County police say that a man might have killed his grandmother and then killed himself in a murder-suicide.
Police found the body of the woman Wednesday afternoon in her house on Sarah Lane in Parkville. Authorities later found her grandson dead in a car on Loch Raven Drive. Police said he was "deceased from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound."
More details from police are below:
The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving two family members that occurred in the 2700 block of Sarah Lane, 21234 in Precinct 8/Parkville.
Police responded to the residence on November 2 at 4:40 p.m. for a report of a cardiac arrest. The daughter of the woman who lived at the location received a phone call from the woman’s boss when she did not show up for work for two days. The daughter then called her brother who visited the home and found the victim on the basement floor with a large amount of blood by her head.
Shortly before police received the call for a cardiac arrest, police also received an anonymous call reporting a suspicious condition at the Sarah Lane home. The anonymous caller stated that a woman at the location had been killed by her grandson. The caller also stated that the grandson had taken her car.
Police later located the victim’s car on Loch Raven Drive. The grandson was inside the vehicle, deceased from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.
The victim has been identified as 66-year-old Evelyn Delene Hofferberth of the 2700 block of Sarah Lane. The grandson has been identified as 21-year-old Brett Michael Hofferberth of the 2700 block Sarah Lane. An autopsy will be performed today to determine the cause of death for both persons.
This incident is under investigation by the Homicide Unit.
Police responded to the residence on November 2 at 4:40 p.m. for a report of a cardiac arrest. The daughter of the woman who lived at the location received a phone call from the woman’s boss when she did not show up for work for two days. The daughter then called her brother who visited the home and found the victim on the basement floor with a large amount of blood by her head.
Shortly before police received the call for a cardiac arrest, police also received an anonymous call reporting a suspicious condition at the Sarah Lane home. The anonymous caller stated that a woman at the location had been killed by her grandson. The caller also stated that the grandson had taken her car.
Police later located the victim’s car on Loch Raven Drive. The grandson was inside the vehicle, deceased from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.
The victim has been identified as 66-year-old Evelyn Delene Hofferberth of the 2700 block of Sarah Lane. The grandson has been identified as 21-year-old Brett Michael Hofferberth of the 2700 block Sarah Lane. An autopsy will be performed today to determine the cause of death for both persons.
This incident is under investigation by the Homicide Unit.
