Officers Investigate Weekend Shootings In Glen Burnie: Police

GLEN BURNIE, MD — On Saturday, two separate shootings occurred in the Heritage Hills community of Glen Burnie. The first shooting occurred shortly after midnight in the 200 block of Polk Drive and Heritage Hill Drive. Anne Arundel County police officers responded to the incident and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Officers discovered that an unknown suspect had fired several shots, hitting the man and two nearby homes that had people in them. The man was hit in the upper part of his body. The bullets that hit the homes did not injury the families.

While investigating the first shooting, officers heard multiple shots fired nearby. While searching the area, officers found a home with damage to the rear sliding door while an emergency call was dispatched for the 6400 block of Freedom Drive for a shooting. Residential security surveillance was reviewed and a suspect description was developed from the film. Officers then received a call about damage to a vehicle nearby. The description of the suspect matched the surveillance footage of the shooter who was apprehended and in possession of a semi-automatic handgun.

Officers arrested 16-year-old Tremar Antonio Copes of Glen Burnie, who was charged as an adult in the second shooting.

Anyone with additional information about the first shooting is asked to contact Northern District detectives at (410) 222-6135.