Baltimore County Teen Charged With Murder After Man With Bat Confronts Squeegee Workers

BALTIMORE, MD — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with last week's fatal shooting that happened as a man wielding a baseball bat confronted a group of squeegee workers in Baltimore, according to police and media reports.

The teen was arrested in Essex on Thursday just after 6:30 a.m., Baltimore city police said in a statement. Authorities said he has been charged as an adult.

The teen was charged in connection with a July 7 confrontation on East Conway Street, police said.

According to dashcam video obtained by the Baltimore Sun, 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds was shot five times by a squeegee worker at the intersection of Light and Conway streets. Reynolds left his car and approached the workers with a bat, the Sun reported, though it's unclear what prompted him to do so.

Video shows Reynolds walking back to his car, according to the Sun. The workers followed him, and when he pursued them with his bat, one of the workers took out a gun and shot him.

Police responded to the shooting shortly before 4:40 p.m., authorities said. Reynolds was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The shooter ran from the scene, police said.

"Today's arrest... is another sad reminder that guns are too easily accessible to our young people," Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said in a statement. "We have seen time and time again the willingness of individuals to illegally carry and use these weapons. And we know they make the decision to do so the moment they leave the house, not just when they pull the trigger."

Investigators are still combing through area surveillance footage. Anyone with information or cell phone footage should contact detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCK-UP.