3 Dead In Edgewood Shooting; Suspect Captured In Delaware

The suspect in the shooting of six people in Maryland and Delaware, including three who died, is in custody after a multi-state manhunt.

Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, was taken into custody by federal and local law enforcement in Newark, Delaware, not far from the state line. The ATF said the gun believed to be the one used in the two shootings was also recovered.

Harford County State's Attorney Joe Cassilly said in an email Thursday that an extradition hearing has not been scheduled in Delaware, where Prince is being held on $2.1 million bail.

Police say Prince shot five co-workers early Wednesday in Edgewood then drove to Wilmington, Delaware, and shot a man he knew at an auto sales and service business. Three of Prince's co-workers at Advanced Granite Solutions died. The other two victims in Edgewood were in critical condition at Shock Trauma as of Wednesday evening.

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Investigators on Wednesday evening identified the deceased victims. They are Bayarsaikhan Tudev, 53, whose last known address is in Virginia; Jose Hidalgo Romero, 34, whose last known address is in Aberdeen; and Enis Mrvoljak, 48, with an address in Dundalk. Investigators spent a number of hours attempting to positively identify them.

Acting on a tip, police found Prince's SUV at 5:35 p.m. on Cobble Creek Curve, near a high school in Newark. Wilmington police Chief Robert Tracy said his officers and federal partners convened to secure the vehicle and establish a perimeter. At 6:46, ATF agents canvassing the neighborhood spotted Prince walking in the neighborhood by a shopping center close to the scene. After a brief foot chase, the agents arrested him.

During the chase, Tracy said, Prince discarded his handgun.

Prince was apprehended a short time ago in Delaware by ATF and allied law enforcement agencies. pic.twitter.com/XSo1OGZMZM — Harford Sheriff (@Harford_Sheriff) October 18, 2017

"I even get chills talking about it because... I know what it's like to bring people under arrest when they're desperate," said Tracy.

He also said he was confident that no danger was posed to anybody in the school and noted that all the shootings allegedly carried out by Prince had been targeted.

The killings in Edgewood occurred just before 9 a.m.

Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said Prince was a machinist at the company, and had worked there for four months.

The father of an office worker at the company told WBAL NewsRadio 1090 that workers considered Prince to be "a loose cannon."

The Delaware shooting happened nearly two hours later at 28th Street Auto Sales & Service in the 2800 block of Northeast Boulevard. Wilmington police say it happened after the Edgewood shooting, and that he has family in the Wilmington area.

Tracy said one victim in Wilmington was struck two times, once in the head. Police were called to the scene at 10:46 a.m. The victim, who was conscious and alert, said the shooter was, as in the Edgewood case, known to him. The victim is now recuperating at a Wilmington-area hospital. It's believed the same weapon was used in both Edgewood and Wilmington, but ballistics tests are still needed to confirm that.

Tracy said his officers gave chase, but lost Prince as he was headed northbound, still behind the wheel of the Acadia at that time. The FBI had an electronic billboard running on highways between Philadelphia and Washington and out to Salisbury and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Tracy said Prince has a Delaware record of 42 arrests and 15 felony convictions.

"This person is dangerous, you never know what's going to go through an individual's mind, but right now this individual is being tracked down as we speak," Tracy said. "Right now this person has taken three lives and he's damaged three others and he doesn't deserve to be protected."

"We have no information to say he has separated himself from that vehicle," Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler said. "We don't know what his intentions are or what his next stop may be."

All five victims were employees of countertop maker Advanced Granite Solutions in the 2100 block of Emmorton Park Road. Deputies were called to the scene just before 9 a.m., and arrived minutes later. Three victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two victims were taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where they remain in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head. One had just gotten out of surgery before Gahler delivered a briefing just after 2 p.m.

Prince was an employee scheduled to work a shift at the business where the shooting broke out.

"This does appear to be a targeted attack limited to that business," Gahler said.

Prince has been an employee for four months, working as a machine operator, owner Barak Caba said in a brief telephone interview with the Associated Press. Caba was shaken and would not provide additional details.

A vigil was held in Edgewood Wednesday evening.

Employee of granite company speaks at vigil.."We are a small company". Prays for co-worker shot this morning pic.twitter.com/YIcZZalEqp — Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) October 18, 2017

Prince's former supervisor at JPS Marble and Granite filed a peace order against Prince in February, saying Prince punched an employee in the face. The peace order was denied by a court because it could not meet the burden of proof.

The supervisor said Prince was fired after the punching incident, but then returned upset that unemployment benefits were denied.

The supervisor described Prince as a "big guy" and "very aggressive," saying he was afraid Prince would hurt him physically.

Words cannot express our feelings. We mourn the loss of our friends. Prayers and condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy. — Advanced Granite (@AdvGranite) October 18, 2017

In a briefing more than six hours after the shooting, Gahler said authorities had yet to identify a specific motive.

The victims who were killed have not yet been positively identified by police, who also haven't yet released the names of the victims still recovering.

Shooting Update: Reunifation of Families at Richlin Ballroom on Edgewood Road. — Harford Sheriff (@Harford_Sheriff) October 18, 2017

Gahler said the attack was carried out with a single handgun.

In addition to the Delaware convictions, Prince was charged in Cecil County in 2015 with being a felon in possession of a firearm and related offenses, which prosecutors did not pursue. In King County, Washington, in 2014, he was cited for leaving the scene of an accident and driving with a suspended license, according to Komonews.com. Court records also showed that he was required to undergo drug and alcoholism counseling at the time. Prince racked up four traffic citations in King County in 2012 and 2013, mostly for speeding.

Heather Todd, a property manager, said Prince has rented a 3-bedroom town house since November 2014. Todd said Prince lives there with his girlfriend.

Her company, Homes for Rent, has filed eight petitions for nonpayment of rent against the couple. But she said they always ended up paying their rent and the company never had to schedule an eviction.



He is the only suspect at this time. State troopers and officers from surrounding jurisdictions are assisting. In addition, agents from federal agencies are involved, Gahler said.

The FBI is assisting local authorities. Investigators were treating the shooting as a case of workplace violence and didn't see ties to terrorism, said Dave Fitz, a spokesman for the Baltimore FBI field office.

Howard County Executive Barry Glassman said the county's allied emergency services are assisting sheriff's deputies and impacted families.

“Our sympathy and prayers are with the families of the lost and the injured employees in today’s horrible shooting," he said in a statement.

Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement that he has spoken by phone with Gahler and Harford and offered the state's "complete and full support." He said Maryland State Police helicopters are above the scene, and state troopers from multiple barracks are in the area.

"The First Lady and I ask that all Marylanders join with us in praying for the victims, their loved ones, and those still fighting to live," he said.

A modified lockdown was in effect through the early afternoon at Edgewood High, Edgewood Middle, Deerfield Elementary, Edgewood Elementary and William Paca/Old Post Road elementary schools.

Witness Mike Sullivan, with R. E. Michel Company, said he came to work around 7 a.m. He said a client of his company, who has a CB radio warned him and his coworkers to take cover after reports of an active shooter.

"Right now, it's total chaos," Sullivan said.

Sullivan said the area is very populated and has dozens of businesses in the area.

"We actually locked in right now with three of our clients. We tried to put everybody by a door that has windows," Sullivan said.

Sullivan they are positioned strategically to see any movement outside. Sullivan said someone from the business next door described what preceded the shooting.

"Next door we have another business that we know pretty well, and as we were outside talking they guy said that he heard a bunch of arguing that calmed down. Then, he heard a bunch of more arguing. He said it sounded like a big huge fight going on and then next think he knew he heard some noises -- didn't sound like gunshots or didn't really think it was gunshots -- but the next thing he knew that's when all chaos broke out," Sullivan said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.