Man Who Fatally Shot His Baby's Mother, Grandmother Then Set Apartment On Fire Sentenced

CLINTON, MD — A Clinton man has been sentenced for the 2021 murders of his child's mother and grandmother while his infant was inside the home.

According to evidence presented at trial, Ebony Wright, who had been in a relationship with Keanan Turner, 35, of Clinton, became pregnant. When Turner asked her to terminate the pregnancy, she declined and he stopped speaking to her. After giving birth, Wright filed a custody and child support lawsuit against the defendant.

On April 12, 2021, Turner reached out to Ebony Wright to meet his child at her apartment. Several people were in the apartment including Wright, her mother, Wanda Wright, a female relative and the baby. After meeting with the family, Turner excused himself, went to the bathroom and returned with a gun. He shot Wright in the head while she held their infant son. He then shot her mother, Wanda Wright, in the back of the head, then went into a back bedroom and shot the relative once in the face. Before leaving the apartment, Turner lit the custody papers on fire and set the apartment on fire in an attempt to kill his own child. He then fled the scene, according to the prosecution. Ebony and Wanda Wright died from their injuries. The relative survived and managed to rescue the child from the apartment fire and call 911.

Turner was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault while armed, attempted first-degree murder of a minor, second-degree cruelty to children, arson and destruction of property. In addition to these charges, Turner was found guilty of four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license.

He has been sentenced to 68 years in prison.