Overview

• The 16-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Friday and will face adult charges for attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and handgun offenses.
• The gun discharged during a fight among seven minors aged 11 to 15 in the front lobby of the Carroll Island Shopping Center Walmart on July 16.
• Two of the children sustained minor injuries to the upper body and lower extremity though it remains unclear whether a bullet caused those wounds.
• Baltimore County Police have detained eight youths in total and confirmed they are no longer seeking additional suspects in the case.
• In early July, Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services under acting secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino implemented stricter electronic monitoring guidelines to detain youths arrested on serious offenses until their court appearance.