Nephew Kills Bowie Uncle Before Taking Own Life In Glen Burnie: Police

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A North Carolina man fatally shot his Bowie uncle before taking his own life in Glen Burnie, officers said Thursday.

Authorities identified the late uncle as Kofi Frempong, 47, and the deceased suspect as 27-year-old Daniel Ayim Amponsah of Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it got a call around 10 p.m. Wednesday for an unknown disturbance in the 7300 block of Red Pond Court in Glen Burnie.

Officers said they heard gunshots and saw people run out as they arrived.

Authorities said they found the two men and gave medical aid, but both were pronounced dead on the scene.

Detectives said they are investigating the case as a homicide-suicide.

Amponsah asked his family to meet him at the home, police said.

Officers alleged that Amponsah then became agitated, pulled out a handgun and started threatening his relatives.

Authorities said that's when Amponsah shot his uncle.

The other family members ran out of the home, police said.

Officers said Amponsah took his own life before they could reach him.

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