🌱 Patch AM: MD Teen Charged In VSU Mass Shooting That Left 5 Injured: Report

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In today's newsletter:

• Glen Burnie teen charged after VSU mass shooting suspect found in dorm
• Police say rent argument near Marley Station Mall ends in gunfire
• Empire Towers tenants face weeks more waiting despite key repair milestone.

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. MD Teen Charged In VSU Mass Shooting That Left 5 Injured: Report (patch.com) — Glen Burnie readers will recognize the local tie in the arrest of 19-year-old Ja'niah Johnson, who is charged as an accessory after the fact in a mass shooting at Virginia State University that injured five people. Authorities say the suspected gunman from Virginia was found hiding in Johnson's dorm closet, and she is now free on recognizance while awaiting arraignment as investigators continue probing the multi-suspect attack.
   

2. Rent Dispute Leads To Gunfire At Glen Burnie Complex: Police (patch.com) — Residents near Marley Station Mall may be alarmed after police say a rent dispute at a Glen Burnie apartment complex ended with a Pennsylvania man firing a gun at a car as it drove away. Nobody was hurt, but officers recovered a handgun in nearby bushes, and the suspect now faces attempted murder and assault charges while being held without bond.
   

3. Empire Towers Building Hits Repair Milestone: Report (patch.com) — Residents and business owners in Glen Burnie are learning that phase one of emergency repairs at the troubled Empire Towers building is complete, with 1,500 vertical shoring posts now in place. Contractors will spend at least six more weeks adding horizontal bracing, meaning tenants still locked out of offices and cars may not regain access until late September if no new problems arise.
   

4. Three stabbed inside Glen Burnie home before cops Taser murder suspect (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Three people were stabbed inside a Glen Burnie home on Morningside Drive late Sunday night, and all were hospitalized in stable condition. Anne Arundel County Police say officers used Tasers to subdue a 38-year-old Glen Burnie man, who now faces multiple attempted murder and assault charges while remaining presumed innocent in court.
   

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Thursday August 27
• Music & Movement →
  Glen Burnie Library - Anne Arundel County Public Library, 1010 East Wy, Glen Burnie
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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Kindergarten Conferences
  Millersville , MD 21108
• Schools Open Grades 1 - 5
  Millersville , MD 21108
• đSchools open for grades 1â5 and grades 6 and 9 only.
  Marley Glen Burnie, MD 21060
• Conferences/staggered openings for ECSE, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
  Point Pleasant Glen Burnie, MD 21060
Tuesday August 25
• đSchools open for grades 1â12.
  Marley Glen Burnie, MD 21060
Wednesday August 26
• Kindergarten Staggered Entrance
  Millersville , MD 21108
Saturday September 5
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093
  9:30 am
Wednesday September 9
• Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill - Glen Burnie, MD ... →
  Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill, 105 Chesapeake Center Ct, Glen Burnie
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Sneak a Peek for PreK-1st Grade
  Rippling Woods 530 Nolfield Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
  1:00 pm
• New Family Orientation
  Folger McKinsey Hanover, MD 21076
  1:45 pm
• Sneak a Peek for 2nd - 5th Grade
  Rippling Woods 530 Nolfield Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
  2:00 pm
• MES Sneak-A-Peek (1st-5th)
  Millersville , MD 21108
  2:00 pm

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