Father, Son In Murder-Suicide With Fort Meade Tie Identified

ODENTON, MD — The father believed to have killed his adult son Wednesday in Odenton before taking his own life on Fort George G. Meade were identified Thursday by Anne Arundel County Police.

The father was retired service member Jack Michael Nabakowski and his slain son was 34-year-old Steven Michael Nabakowski. Authorities said the two lived together in Odenton.

Police called the case a murder-suicide. Homicide detectives are still investigating the motive. The final causes and manners of death are pending autopsies.

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Fort Meade officials said they found the father dead on the Army base around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday. The Directorate of Emergency Services located his body in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service parking lot.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it was then called to the 500 block of Retreat Court around 9:50 a.m. for a "suspicious death."

Officers said they found the son inside an apartment "suffering from an apparent gunshot wound(s)."

Police said they found the son in the ReNew Odenton apartment complex. That's a 5.5-mile and 16-minute drive from where his father was found dead.

Authorities asked anybody with any information to call (410) 222-4731. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing (410) 222-4700.

Fort Meade is the Department of Defense's platform for intelligence, information and cyber operations. It is the Army's second-largest installation by population with more than 64,000 employees that represent the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Space Force. The fort is home to the National Security Agency, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Cyber Command and other agencies.

If you or someone you know is considering harming themselves, help is available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached by calling 988. Immediate help is also available in an emergency by dialing 911. Additional mental health and suicide prevention resources are available online.

This map shows the two investigation scenes.

Patch Editor Jacob Baumgart first reported this story.