Crime & Safety
Silver Spring Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Captured In NJ
Luel F. Mekonnen, 22, of Silver Spring has been charged as a fugitive and is awaiting extradition, police said.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A Silver Spring man wanted for a recent fatal shooting in Baltimore County has been captured in New Jersey, police said.
Luel F. Mekonnen, 22, has been charged as a fugitive and is awaiting extradition. He was arrested Friday by the Baltimore County Police Department and U.S. Marshals.
Around 5 a.m.Thursday, Baltimore County officers responded to a local hospital for reports of a man who was brought there for a gunshot injury.
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Once on scene, officers said they determined the victim was shot in the 1300 block of Colbury Rd. and later taken to a local hospital.
Police said the victim is in stable condition.
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This case remains under investigation by detectives with the Baltimore County Violent Crimes Unit.
If you have information that may assist detectives in their investigation, you are being asked to call 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-2587.
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