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• Elkton Man Arrested For Allegedly Setting Significant Other’s Clothes On Fire On Front Lawn

  08-07-2019 23:48
  ELKTON, Md. (WJZ) — Deputy State Fire Marshals arrested a suspect on Saturday in connection with a lawn fire that happened on the same day in Elkton.
  Dustin Miller, 36, is charged with second-degree malicious burning, reckless endangerment and malicious destruction of property under $1,000 after allegedly setting fire to his significant other’s clothing on the front lawn of their home after a domestic disagreement.
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• BPD Launches Digital Recruitment Campaign In Effort To Attract ‘New Generation’ Of Officers, Lower Crime

  08-07-2019 23:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department unveiled a new marketing campaign it hopes will help recruit a “significant number” of new officers and reduce crime in the city.
  “BE A PART OF THE GREATEST COMEBACK STORY IN AMERICA,” They announced in bold letters Monday.
  The department said the campaign is designed to attract a more diverse group of officers from within the city in addition to increased recruiting for its updated cadet program.
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• 43-Year-Old Identified As Police-Involved Shooting Victim - CBS Baltimore

  08-07-2019 23:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  43-Year-Old Identified As Police-Involved Shooting Victim  CBS BaltimorePolice have identified the suspect killed in a police-involved shooting at a Baltimore County motel over the weekend as 43-year-old Kareem Omar Morgan.
  
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• Incident: Southwest B738 near Baltimore on Jul 8th 2019, lightning strike - The Aviation Herald

  08-07-2019 23:26 via avherald.com
  Incident: Southwest B738 near Baltimore on Jul 8th 2019, lightning strike  The Aviation HeraldA Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8654B performing flight WN-2133 from Baltimore,MD (USA) to San Juan (Puerto Rico), was climbing out of ...
  
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• Police identify victim and suspect from Sunday shooting in Edgemere - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 23:25 via baltimoresun.com
  Police identify victim and suspect from Sunday shooting in Edgemere  Baltimore SunJonathan Clay Hickey, 28, of the 7500 block of North Point Road, has been charged with first and second degree murder and is held without bond.
  
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• Plane heading to Baltimore forced to land in Raleigh due to possible engine trouble - baltimoresun.com

  08-07-2019 23:13 via baltimoresun.com
  Plane heading to Baltimore forced to land in Raleigh due to possible engine trouble  baltimoresun.comA Delta plane heading to Baltimore was forced to divert and land in Raleigh, North Carolina after possible engine trouble Monday, the airline said in a statement.
  
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• Man Charged In Edgemere Fatal Shooting - CBS Baltimore

  08-07-2019 23:13 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Man Charged In Edgemere Fatal Shooting  CBS BaltimoreEDGEMERE, MD. (WJZ) — Police have identified the deceased victim of a shooting in Edgemere on Sunday as 26-year-old Brandon Austin Boemmel of the ...
  
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• Man Charged In Edgemere Fatal Shooting

  08-07-2019 23:13
  EDGEMERE, MD. (WJZ) — Police have identified the deceased victim of a shooting in Edgemere on Sunday as 26-year-old Brandon Austin Boemmel of the 6700 block of North Point Road.
  Boemmel died following a disturbance that escalated into a fatal shooting in Edgemere early Sunday morning.
  Officers say they were called to the 7500 block of North Point Road around 2a.m. Sunday morning for a report of a shooting.
  The suspect, identified as Jonathan Clay Hickey, remained at the scene and was taken
  
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• Plane heading to Baltimore forced to land in Raleigh due to possible engine trouble - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 23:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Plane heading to Baltimore forced to land in Raleigh due to possible engine trouble  Baltimore SunFlight 1425 was on its way from Atlanta to Baltimore when the flight crew decided to divert the MD-88 airplane.
  
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• Job Placement, Meet Advanced Placement: Inside a Baltimore High School Where a Diploma Opens the Door to the Middle Class - The 74

  08-07-2019 23:02 via the74million.org
  Job Placement, Meet Advanced Placement: Inside a Baltimore High School Where a Diploma Opens the Door to the Middle Class  The 74This piece first appeared on the EWA blog Leonard Ferguson is having the last laugh. A senior at Baltimore County Public Schools' Western School of ...
  
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• Baltimore Forum to Tackle Dangers of Coal Power - Josh Kurtz

  08-07-2019 23:00 via marylandmatters.org
  Baltimore Forum to Tackle Dangers of Coal Power  Josh KurtzOn Tuesday, the Maryland Sierra Club and Our Revolution Baltimore will host a Baltimore Beyond Coal forum with public health and social justice advocates ...
  
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• 'That’s where the problem starts — home': People march in West Baltimore for family restoration - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 22:55 via baltimoresun.com
  'That’s where the problem starts — home': People march in West Baltimore for family restoration  Baltimore SunThe Center for Urban Families' ALL in for Opportunity campaign seeks to address the problems of chronic unemployment and family instability in Baltimore.
  
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• Johns Hopkins, 9 more Baltimore hospitals launch pilot to end homelessness - Becker's Hospital Review

  08-07-2019 22:54 via beckershospitalreview.com
  Johns Hopkins, 9 more Baltimore hospitals launch pilot to end homelessness  Becker's Hospital ReviewTen Baltimore hospitals are partnering with the city on a two-year pilot project to end homelessness and reduce healthcare costs, The Baltimore Sun reports.
  
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• Triple shooting in West Baltimore Monday afternoon - Fox Baltimore

  08-07-2019 22:53 via foxbaltimore.com
  Triple shooting in West Baltimore Monday afternoon  Fox BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WBFF) - A triple shooting has been reported in west Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester area. The shooting happened on North Fulton Street near ...
  
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• Three shot in West Baltimore Monday afternoon - Fox Baltimore

  08-07-2019 22:53 via foxbaltimore.com
  Three shot in West Baltimore Monday afternoon  Fox BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WBFF) - Three people were shot in west Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester area, on Monday afternoon. The shootings happened in the 1400 block ...
  
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• VIDEO: Take A Tour Of The ‘Love Island’ Villa

  08-07-2019 22:52
  Television’s newest reality dating show is just one day away from its U.S. debut when Love Island premieres Tuesday night at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Love Island will be hosted by Arielle Vandenberg and dumps 11 singles on tropical island with the goal of sticking around to the end of the summer to find love and win cash.
  Each week “Islanders” will need to pair up with someone else on the show, anyone not in a pair will run the risk of being sent home from and eliminated fro
  
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• VIDEO: Take A Tour Of The ‘Love Island’ House

  08-07-2019 22:52
  Television’s newest reality dating show is just one day away from its U.S. debut when Love Island premieres Tuesday night at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Love Island will be hosted by Arielle Vandenberg and dumps 11 singles on tropical island with the goal of sticking around to the end of the summer to find love and win cash.
  Each week “Islanders” will need to pair up with someone else on the show, anyone not in a pair will run the risk of being sent home from and eliminated fro
  
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• Baltimore Police Launch $200,000 Digital Recruitment Campaign - WBAL Radio

  08-07-2019 22:50 via wbal.com
  Baltimore Police Launch $200,000 Digital Recruitment Campaign  WBAL RadioBaltimore police are hoping to use the power of social media to lessen the shortage of officers. "It's no secret that we need more police officers on the street to ...
  
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• Baltimore property manager to pay $500k to settle illegal rent fee claims - Maryland Daily Record

  08-07-2019 22:28 via thedailyrecord.com
  Baltimore property manager to pay $500k to settle illegal rent fee claims  Maryland Daily RecordA Baltimore property management group will establish a $524000 fund to repay tenants for overcharged legal fees associated with failure to pay rent cases as.
  
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• Young is talking to donors about running for Baltimore mayor in 2020 - Baltimore Brew

  08-07-2019 22:24 via baltimorebrew.com
  Young is talking to donors about running for Baltimore mayor in 2020  Baltimore BrewDespite vows that he has no interest in running for mayor in 2020, Bernard C. “Jack” Young is letting it be known to financial backers that he is seriously planning ...
  
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• Man Turns Himself In To Police In Connection With 15-Year-Old’s Fatal Shooting In Edgewood

  08-07-2019 22:23
  EDGEWOOD Md. (WJZ) — Police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder in the July 4 shooting of an Edgewood teen.
  Though they have yet to find a motive but said Rhazir Martin Meyers turned himself in to police three days after the shooting.
  He’s now facing several charges including first and second-degree murder.
  At a press conference Monday, police said both Meyers and the victim– 15-year-old Khalil Johnson– were members of opposing gangs.
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• 2 People, Including Retired Navy Member Plead Guilty To Stealing $60K In Electronics From Navy Store

  08-07-2019 22:21
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Two people, including a retired Navy service member, have pleaded guilty to stealing more than $60,000 worth of electronics from a Maryland Navy Exchange Store.
  The Capital reports 52-year-old Gregory Dwayne Custer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to theft of government property and aiding and abetting the theft of government property.
  Recent court records show 37-year-old Donna Marie Sieglein also pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property.
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• Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Special To Air On CBS

  08-07-2019 22:18
  Fifty years ago Apollo 11 made a historic journey as man set foot on the moon for the very first time. This July, CBS honors that voyage with a 50th anniversary special giving viewers a look back at one of mankind’s greatest leaps.
  Related: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Hub
  Tune in for this special presentation 50 years in the making on Sunday, July 14th immediately following Face The Nation, only on CBS. Viewers in Los Angeles San Francisco and Denver can catch the special on Sunday, July 21
  
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• Baltimore's spending board mistakenly voted to all but wipe out amount city collects in homeowners' taxes - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 22:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore's spending board mistakenly voted to all but wipe out amount city collects in homeowners' taxes  Baltimore SunA typo in a document approved by Baltimore's spending board in May almost led the city to reduce property taxes for homeowners to close to zero.
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced 121 Months For Armed Restaurant Robbery - CBS Baltimore

  08-07-2019 21:54 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Man Sentenced 121 Months For Armed Restaurant Robbery  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 31-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced Monday to 121 months in federal prison for robbing a restaurant at gunpoint last February.
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced 121 Months For Armed Restaurant Robbery

  08-07-2019 21:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 31-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced Monday to 121 months in federal prison for robbing a restaurant at gunpoint last February.
  His sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release for an armed commercial robbery and for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
  According to his guilty plea, Jason Walker and a co-conspirator robbed a restaurant in the 2200 block of Wilkins Avenue in Baltimore.
  Walker admitted that during t
  
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• Baltimore crews rescue person trapped in manhole - WBAL TV Baltimore

  08-07-2019 21:52 via wbaltv.com
  Baltimore crews rescue person trapped in manhole  WBAL TV BaltimoreA person was trapped about 20 feet down a manhole Monday afternoon after a partial collapse in downtown Baltimore, city fire officials told 11 News.
  
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• Lightning strikes Southwest flight from Baltimore to San Juan - WBAL TV Baltimore

  08-07-2019 21:49 via wbaltv.com
  Lightning strikes Southwest flight from Baltimore to San Juan  WBAL TV BaltimoreLightning struck a Southwest flight from Baltimore to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday morning.
  
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• Employee injured after partial street collapse in downtown Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  08-07-2019 21:44 via foxbaltimore.com
  Employee injured after partial street collapse in downtown Baltimore  Fox BaltimoreVisible Discoloration Of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor May Be Due To Water Main Break  CBS BaltimoreBaltimore crews rescue person trapped in manhole  WBAL TV BaltimoreWater main break floods Inner Harbor, causes train derailment; worker injured in nearby storm drain  Baltimore SunWater main break causes widespread flooding in Baltimore  Washington PostView full co
  
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• Baltimore police turn to new digital campaign to help fill ranks - WBAL TV Baltimore

  08-07-2019 21:33 via wbaltv.com
  Baltimore police turn to new digital campaign to help fill ranks  WBAL TV BaltimoreThe Baltimore Police Department rolled out a recruitment strategy Monday in an effort to fill the ranks and keep officers from leaving the force.
  
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• We need more trees to counter climate change - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 21:30 via baltimoresun.com
  We need more trees to counter climate change  Baltimore SunAt Sandy Point State Park, members of the Rotary Club of Annapolis planted trees last spring as part of a club project. (Dave Mattingley / courtesy photo). Finally ...
  
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• Former Carroll County ‘Teacher Of The Year’ Sentenced To 22 Years For Producing Child Porn

  08-07-2019 21:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former Carroll County public school teacher was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison for producing child pornography.
  According to a plea agreement, Kenneth Brian Fischer, 41, began talking to an undercover agent posing as a minor on a social media app geared toward gay and bisexual men in August 2017 in an attempt to arrange a meetup.
  RELATED COVERAGEFormer Carroll County Teacher Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography
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• Visible Discoloration Of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor May Be Due To Water Main Break - CBS Baltimore

  08-07-2019 20:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Visible Discoloration Of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor May Be Due To Water Main Break  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — The same water main break that flooded CSX tracks and roadways in downtown Baltimore near the M&T Bank Stadium is causing a ...
  
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• Visible Discoloration Of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor May Be Due To Water Main Break

  08-07-2019 20:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The same water main break that flooded CSX tracks and roadways in downtown Baltimore near the M&T Bank Stadium is causing a visible discoloration of the Inner Harbor.
  According to Baltimore’s Department of Public Works, we suspect the same main break on Howard Street that spilled out near M&T Bank Stadium also pushed out sediment causing the harbor plume. We’re still looking upstream of the break to be sure.”RELATED STORIES: Maryland Weather
  
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• Retired Navy sailor, woman from Baltimore plead guilty to stealing $60K from Annapolis Navy Exchange - CapitalGazette.com

  08-07-2019 20:55 via capitalgazette.com
  Retired Navy sailor, woman from Baltimore plead guilty to stealing $60K from Annapolis Navy Exchange  CapitalGazette.comA retired Navy sailor and a woman from Baltimore pleaded guilty this spring in federal court to stealing more than $60,000 in electronics and other items from the ...
  
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• Don't ignore mental illness among homeless - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 20:50 via baltimoresun.com
  Don't ignore mental illness among homeless  Baltimore SunHomelessness in the United States is a complex problem that stems from many causes. But The Sun is wrong to dismiss mental illness as a significant ...
  
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• 60-Year-Old Man Shot, Robbed During Home Invasion In North Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  08-07-2019 20:39 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  60-Year-Old Man Shot, Robbed During Home Invasion In North Baltimore  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 60-year-old man was seriously injured after being shot during a home invasion in north Baltimore early Monday morning. Officers were ...
  
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• 60-Year-Old Man Shot, Robbed During Home Invasion In North Baltimore

  08-07-2019 20:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 60-year-old man was seriously injured after being shot during a home invasion in north Baltimore early Monday morning.
  Officers were called to the home in the 2700 block of Reese Street at 12:13 a.m. for a reported shooting.
  When they arrived, they found the man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the left side of his torso.
  He was taken to a hospital and is in serious but stable condition.
  Detectives learned the victim and a family member were inside the home w
  
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• Baltimore experiencing widespread water problems after water main break - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 20:36 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore experiencing widespread water problems after water main break  Baltimore SunA Baltimore City water main break Monday morning caused widespread flooding around M&T Bank Stadium and a train derailment in the Howard Street Tunnel.
  
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• Recreational marijuana legalization tied to decline in teens using pot, study says

  08-07-2019 20:26
  (CNN) — Marijuana use among young people in the United States overall has climbed in recent years, but a new paper suggests that in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, marijuana use among youth may actually be falling.
  Laws that legalized recreational marijuana were associated with an 8% drop in the number of high schoolers who said they used marijuana in the last 30 days, and a 9% drop in the number who said they’d used at least 10 times in the las
  
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• Arrest Made In Teen’s ‘Targeted’ Shooting Death In Edgewood

  08-07-2019 20:21
  EDGEWOOD Md. (WJZ) — Police have made an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Edgewood on July 4.
  Rahzir Martin Meyers, 18, of Abingdon, was arrested and faces multiple charges including first-degree murder, officials announced at a news conference Monday afternoon.
  RELATED COVERAGE15-Year-Old Khalil Lephonzo Johnson Fatally Shot In ‘Targeted Attack’ In Harford County
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• What's your stack? Tell us for Tech Stacks Month - Technical.ly Brooklyn

  08-07-2019 20:15 via technical.ly
  What's your stack? Tell us for Tech Stacks Month  Technical.ly BrooklynSeriously, tell us: For your dev projects, what kinds of libraries, frameworks and programming languages are you working with? Plus, get pumped for Super ...
  
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• Baltimore must preserve Cab Calloway house - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 20:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore must preserve Cab Calloway house  Baltimore SunLike others, I was astonished to learn that the famous jazz musician Cab Calloway grew up right here in Baltimore (“Allies join call to spare jazz legend Cab ...
  
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• Baltimore County Man Suffers Spinal Cord Injury After OCMD Body Surfing Accident On July 4th

  08-07-2019 19:51
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County area man suffered a spinal cord injury after a body surfing accident in Ocean City, Maryland over the holiday weekend.
  Ben Paepcke was enjoying the Fourth of July with friends, body surfing in front of a lifeguard stand, according to the Go Fund Me page set up by friends.. But when he dove into the water, he didn’t come back up.
  Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards went into the water to rescue him and stabilized his neck.
  Family said Paepcke
  
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• Baltimore mayor names head of general services agency to take over troubled city transportation department - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 19:20 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore mayor names head of general services agency to take over troubled city transportation department  Baltimore SunDemocratic Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young on Monday nominated the head of Baltimore's general services agency to take over the city transportation ...
  
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• Baltimore County police identify man who shot girlfriend before fatal shootout with police - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 19:15 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County police identify man who shot girlfriend before fatal shootout with police  Baltimore SunBaltimore County police spokeswoman Ofc. Jennifer Peach said Sunday night that police have confirmed that a man killed in a shootout with officers at Duke's ...
  
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• Baltimore County police identify man killed in shootout with officers who shot his girlfriend - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2019 19:15 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County police identify man killed in shootout with officers who shot his girlfriend  Baltimore SunBaltimore County police spokeswoman Ofc. Jennifer Peach said Sunday night that police have confirmed that a man killed in a shootout with officers at Duke's ...
  
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• Duke’s Motel Police-Involved Shooting Victim Identified As Kareem Morgan - CBS Baltimore

  08-07-2019 19:08 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Duke’s Motel Police-Involved Shooting Victim Identified As Kareem Morgan  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Police have identified the suspect killed in a police-involved shooting at a Baltimore County motel over the weekend as ...
  
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