Teen Charged in 10-Year-Old's Stabbing Death in Glen Burnie

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A Glen Burnie teenager is wanted by police for allegedly stabbing a 10-year-old girl to death and injuring a second teenaged family member. Anne Arundel County Police call Andres Rafael Quintana Garcia, 18, of the 6400 block of Roots Drive, a dangerous and wanted criminal.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Garcia, charging him with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment in the girl's death. Police have not released the names of the two victims yet.

The victims and suspect are family members and this was obviously not a random act, said police spokesman Lt. Ryan Frashure. "This was a family argument inside the house that quickly escalated from verbal to physical, to deadly."

Authorities claim Garcia stabbed both children about 7:42 p.m. Monday at a residence in the 6400 block of Roots Drive in Glen Burnie. Officers found the girl and a 13-year-old boy — both family members of Garcia — suffering from stab wounds.

The 10-year-old girl was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries, according to police. The 13-year-old boy was taken to Johns Hopkins Pediatric Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Anne Arundel County Police homicide detectives talked to witnesses in the area and searched the neighborhood, which led to officials naming Garcia as the suspect in the stabbings. Police said this was not a random act of violence.

Garcia has also been charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment in the attack on the 13-year-old.

The girl's body will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner located in Baltimore Maryland for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of her death. This is the 11th homicide in Anne Arundel County this year, police said.

Garcia is described as a white/Hispanic male, about 5’05” tall, weighing about 140 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He fled the house on foot and was last seen wearing gray colored clothing. Investigators ask anyone who knows the location of Garcia to call 911; he is considered a violent suspect.

The Anne Arundel County Police ask anyone with information to call the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. f people with information wish to remain anonymous they can also contact the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP or Text “MCS plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).

»Photo of homicide suspect Andres Rafael Quintana Garcia, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police