Overview
- Police say the alleged shooting occurred on Sunday, Sept. 20, and left 63-year-old Michael Roy Bushnell dead in the Franklin Street home he shared with 87-year-old Irwin Dickstein.
- Charging documents say Dickstein went to Frederick Christian Fellowship after the incident and confessed to a pastor, who reported the statement to deputies.
- A man who drove Dickstein to the church told investigators the suspect admitted to killing his roommate and had placed a gray suitcase in the vehicle.
- Officers recovered a handgun from the suitcase, Dickstein was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder, and he is being held without bail while a public defender has requested a competency evaluation.
- Police say there is no ongoing threat to the community, neighbors reported an earlier argument over an electrical repair between the men, and investigators continue to probe the case.