Suspect In Fatal Firebombing Turns Self In

The man wanted in the fatal Saturday morning firebombing on Greenmount Avenue has turned himself in, Baltimore police say.

Antonio Wright was named Public Enemy No. 1, with a combined $22,000 city and federal reward for information leading to his arrest. Police released video of they man say was Wright, 26, throwing two Molotov cocktails into the home.

He turned himself in in the 1200 block of Greenmount Avenue, near where the incident happened, police spokesman T.J. Smith said.

"We appreciate all the citizens who helped, who shared this information," Smith said. "This situation now is moving into the phase of prosecution."

As of early Monday afternoon, Wright was in the process of being taken to Central Booking and served with the arrest warrant. He faces charges including first- and second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and arson.

The fire killed 19-year-old Shi-Heem Sholto and 17-year-old Tyrone James, neither of whom lived there. Six others were injured, one 20-year-old woman still hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after she jumped from the third level of the home. The injured victims included children as young as four.

"The physical scars will heal, but the emotional scars will remain for a lifetime," Smith said.



He said the incident may have been related to a Thursday evening non-fatal shooting. The victim ran into that home, but wasn't there at the time of the firebombing.

"Was there a presumption? We don't know that," Smith said.

Police continue to investigate the incident and ask for anyone with information to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100, text police at 443-902-4824 or use the department's mobile app.