Overnight shooting reported in Essex

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating an overnight shooting in the Essex area. At just before 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, November 17, officers responded to the 400-block of Eastern Boulevard (21221) for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived at the scene and located evidence of a shooting on the parking lot of a business. Two victims were later […]

Essex assault victim dies from injuries

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating a serious, September assault case after the victim died from his injuries earlier this week. An autopsy on Friday morning confirmed that the male victim died from multiple head injuries. The man, identified as William David Johnson Jr., 78, with no fixed address, had been hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since […]

Pedestrian killed in Essex crash

ESSEX, MD – A crash in Essex killed a pedestrian on Friday evening. At about 8 p.m., police responded to the area of Eastern Boulevard and Volz Avenue after the pedestrian stepped off of the median into eastbound traffic and was struck by a Kia Rio. The pedestrian, identified as Robert Thomas Baker, 55, with no fixed address, was taken […]