Baltimore County police say two men were shot and killed in Dundalk on Monday afternoon.
Around 4:20 p.m., police went to the 8200 block of Bullneck Road and found a man who looked like he had been shot and was pronounced dead.
Another man with what looked like a self-inflicted gunshot wound was found near Dundalk Avenue and Liberty Parkway. He is thought to be the suspect. He died at the hospital after being taken there.
Murder-suicide investigation in Howard County
On July 2, people in a Howard County community distributed purple flyers to bring attention to the death of 47-year-old Shannon Buschner, who was shot on Columbia’s Summer Blossom on June 30.
The police said that Buschner and Ahmad Kharma, 23, were found dead after being shot. The police think Kharma shot Buschner and then shot himself. They were seeing each other and living together.
“As a community, we are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Shannon, whose kindness and care touched so many of us,” the flyer says.
So far this year, three of the six murders in Howard County have been related to a family member. This is about the same number of murders that happened last year.
Church fire in Dundalk
An old church in Dundalk caught fire on July 1 after being struck by lightning.
The altar and crucifix at St. Rita’s Church were covered in soot. The fire hurt both the steeple and the choir loft of the old building.
The most damage was done to the choir loft, which is where the church stores its holiday decorations. There was also damage to some windows and the steeple. The marble inside was stained with soot, and the church smelt like smoke.
Crime numbers for Baltimore County
According to Baltimore County crime data, 18 people have been killed in the county so far this year (as of July 5). The numbers show that there has been one more murder in Dundalk this year.
Crime data shows that most of the crimes in the 21222 zip code are thefts of cars.
