Fireworks Injuries, 7-Year-Old Shot, Priest Suspended: MD News

It was a busy week of news this week around Maryland, with stories such as a priest who kicked a funeral ceremony out of a church, fireworks injuries, boating mishaps, posthumous honors for a slain police officer and the aftermath of the Capital Gazette shootings. Here are the top headlines you may have missed.

MD Priest On Leave For Kicking Funeral, Mourners Out Of Church

Catholic Church officials have placed a Maryland priest on leave after he threw a temper tantrum at a funeral, telling the bereaved family of Agnes Theresa Hicks to "get the hell out" of his church and take "this thing" — meaning Ms. Hicks' casket — with them. Read more.

GoFundMe Page Set Up For 7-Year-Old Gunshot Victim

A 7-year-old girl was in critical condition in a Baltimore hospital Friday morning after suffering a gunshot wound while sitting in the back seat of a car, according to media reports. Read more.

Man Kills Himself In Jail After Life Sentence For Murder

A Silver Spring man who was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell on the Fourth of July, Montgomery County Police said. Read more.

4 Injured In Boat Crash At North Beach Fireworks Show: Police

• Mortar Tube Blows Up In Man's Hands, 'Catastrophic' Injuries
• Sparkler Burns Send Glen Burnie Girl To Hospital: Fire Department
• Woman Burned In Joppa On Fourth Of July: Officials

Officer Amy Caprio Awarded Posthumous Departmental Honor

Officer Amy Caprio was given the Officer of the Month Award for May, police reported. The honor is given to an officer within the Parkville precinct who demonstrates outstanding work. Read more.

24 MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For Murder, Drug Sales: DOJ

A federal grand jury charged 21 alleged MS-13 gang members with racketeering in four Maryland counties, while two others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and one other reputed gang member is charged with money laundering conspiracy. Two of the defendants were arrested in Montgomery County for their alleged involvement in a brutal stabbing of a man. Read more.

More Maryland News:

• DUI Suspected In Deadly Crash On Route 24: Police
• Man Died Trying To Cross Route 40 In White Marsh: Police
• Man Kills Toddler Daughter, Himself In Charles County Park
• Body Of Queen Anne's Man Who Fell Overboard Found In Bay
• Jet Ski Rider Arrested After Hitting Swimmers On Magothy River
• Owings Mills Man With Tattooed Face Wanted In Two States: Police
• Hazmat Call At Johns Hopkins Hospital Reported
• Two Rescued From Patapsco River: HoCo Fire And Rescue

Capital Gazette Coverage

• Woman 'Tormented, Terrorized' By Accused Shooter Ramos Speaks Out
• How To Help Capital Gazette Victims, Staff After Shootings
• 'The Day Would Be Remembered': Poet Laureate On Capital Shootings
• Moment Of Silence For 5 Capital Gazette Victims, Friends
• Moment Of Silence Planned For Newspaper Victims, Survivor Stories
• Annapolis Mayor: US Flags Lowered For Capital Gazette Victims

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