Dad takes own life at Fort Meade base after gunning down son at Odenton apartment

11 months ago

Odenton news, Maryland news.

A father and son were found dead in separate locations in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Officers were initially called to an apartment complex in the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton shortly before 10 a.m. over a suspicious death.

Once there, officers found a 34-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound.

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  • Later on, authorities responded to reports of another deceased man who was found in the parking lot of a shopping center on Fort Meade.

    Investigators determined that the second victim died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was the father of the first victim.

    The incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide; anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-222-4731 or submit tips at 410-222-4700.