Crime & Safety

2 Murder Victims Identified In Brooklyn Park Shooting

A Dundalk man and a Baltimore woman were apparently shot inside their vehicle, which caught fire in Brooklyn Park, police say.

BROOKLYN PARK, MD — Authorities have released the names of a man and a woman who were shot to death Wednesday in Brooklyn Park. Anne Arundel County Police say the victims were shot, then their vehicle crashed through a fence and into a garage in the 5100 block of Patrick Henry Drive.

Police spokesman Lt. Ryan Frashure says that when officers arrived they found a vehicle that had caught fire with a man and a woman dead from apparent gunshot wounds. An autopsy by the medical examiner's office on Thursday determined the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds with the manner being homicide.

The victims are Darrell Antonio Blowe, 34, from the 700 block of Peach Orchard Lane in Dundalk, and Kesa Kibibi Baker, 44, from the 500 block of Baltic Avenue in Baltimore, police say.

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Detectives have interviewed several witnesses and have received leads they are pursuing. Authorities ask anyone with information on the murders to call the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. If you want to remain anonymous, call the Tip Line at 410-222-4700.

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