Crime & Safety
MD Man Charged With Murdering His Father-In-Law: Police
A 41-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge for the fatal Saturday shooting of his father-in-law, police said.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Mark Ryan, a 41-year-old Bel Air resident, was charged with fatally shooting his father-in-law at his home in the Phoenix community.
A release issued by the Baltimore County Police Department said the charges were filed Sunday, but that 74-year-old Robert MacMeekin was killed Saturday at his home on the 14000 block of Sawmill Court.
The fatal shooting happened in the northern portion of Baltimore County just before 2:30 p.m., according to police. MacMeekin was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Court records show that Ryan is facing one count of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in a violent crime.
Police have not detailed what prompted the shooting or if any others were at the home when the shooting occurred.
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The Banner reported MacMeekin had lived in the Sawmill Court home since at least 1991 and that he was an attorney at Fine, Kelly & MacMeeking in Timonium.
Ryan remains held at the Baltimore County Detention Center. A bond hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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