Amy Caprio
By Ethan McLeod and Brandon Weigel
Baltimore County police have arrested a male teenager in connection with the killing of an officerfollowing a Monday afternoon incident in Perry Hall, and have three other teens in custody, the department said this morning.
The 16-year-old was arrested “shortly after” the officer’s death, and is awaiting his bail hearing, spokesman Corp. Shawn Vinson confirmed in a tweet. The department initially said it planned to release his name and charges after the hearing, but soon after identified him as Dawnta Anthony Harris, of the Gilmor Homes in West Baltimore.
Harris is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder, court records show. He does not have an attorney listed with his name. The Baltimore Sun first identified him Tuesday morning, citing charging documents.
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