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Middle River Man, 22, Killed in Edgewood Shooting

December 15, 2020 By Dagger News Service 7 Comments

From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office:

Detectives with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after an adult male was shot in Edgewood.

On Tuesday, December 15, at approximately 6:07 a.m., deputies assigned to the Southern Precinct of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1400 block of Hanson Road for the report of an individual discovered with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, deputies located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The male, identified as Denzel Shabazz Jones, 22, of Middle River, was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy.

The investigation was assumed by Detectives from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division. Investigators from the Forensic Services Unit responded to the area to collect and preserve physical evidence in support of the investigation.

Detectives are asking anyone in the area who has a security or doorbell camera to look at their footage for any video that may be associated to the incident.

The investigation is ongoing. There are no further details being released at this time. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Detective Ross at 443-567-7091. Those who wish to remain anonymous may report their information through the methods listed below. If the information you provide leads to the arrest and indictment of the individuals responsible for this crime, you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000.00.

Submit a tip online at http://www.harfordsheriff.org/wanted
Text message: Metro Crime Stoppers: Text “CRIMES” (274637) Begin the message “MCS,” then add the information.
Phone: Harford Crime Solvers: Call 1-888-540-8477

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  1. Everything happens for a reason says

    December 16, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    Robbery/Sexual Assault first degree/firearms. Definitely a BLM poster child. I’m sure he was just trying to get his life together. Maybe a Democrat????

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    • RU Kidding says

      December 16, 2020 at 12:45 pm

      How fortunate you are to have a crystal ball that knows all.

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      • HANDGUN ON PERSON 06/17/2018 says

        December 17, 2020 at 11:41 am

        Court Scheduling Information

        Event Type

        Event Date

        Event Time

        Court Location

        Court Room

        Result

        Trial 01/28/2019 08:30:00 Harford District Court Courtroom 1 Postponed
        Trial 04/08/2019 08:30:00 Harford District Court Courtroom 4 Postponed
        Trial 06/04/2019 08:30:00 Harford District Court Courtroom 2 Postponed
        Trial – Officer Scheduling 08/14/2019 08:30:00 Harford District Court Courtroom 2 Postponed
        Trial 09/09/2019 08:30:00 Harford District Court Courtroom 4 Concluded / Held
        Hearing – Sentencing 09/25/2019 08:30:00 Harford District Court Courtroom 4 Concluded / Held

        Charge and Disposition Information

        Charge No: 1CJIS Code:1-4803Statute Code:CR.9.501

        Charge Description: FALSE STATEMENT TO OFFICERCharge Class:Misdemeanor

        Probable Cause: YES

        Offense Date From: 06/17/2018To: 06/17/2018
        Agency Name: Officer ID:
        Disposition
        Plea: Not GuiltyPlea Date:09/09/2019
        Disposition: Judgment of AcquittalDisposition Date:09/09/2019

        Charge No: 2CJIS Code:1-5212Statute Code:CR.4.203

        Charge Description: HANDGUN ON PERSONCharge Class:Misdemeanor

        Probable Cause: YES

        Offense Date From: 06/17/2018To: 06/17/2018
        Agency Name: Officer ID:
        Disposition
        Plea: Not GuiltyPlea Date:09/09/2019
        Disposition: GuiltyDisposition Date:09/09/2019
        Jail
        Life: false
        Death: false
        Start Date: 09/09/2019
        Jail Term: Yrs:3Mos:0Days:0Hours:0
        Suspend All But: Yrs:0Mos:0Days:16Hours:0

        Probation:
        Start Date:
        Supervised : trueYrs:3Mos:0Days:0Hours:0
        UnSupervised : falseYrs:Mos:Days:Hours:

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    • Fuckyou says

      December 17, 2020 at 10:29 am

      FYI he was changing his life sometimes you just escape your past but he was changing. You my friend are the one in need of help get off the web and get a life bitch

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      • AppliedTactical says

        December 21, 2020 at 5:10 pm

        They always are “changing” in situations like this.

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  2. Tia says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:46 am

    Stop believing everything u read he been had his life together foh

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  3. ?????? says

    February 15, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) The Harford County Sheriff s Office is looking for doorbell camera video that might help them learn more about a deadly shooting in Edgewood Tuesday morning. When they arrived they found a man dead at the scene. He was later identified as 22-year-old Denzel Shabazz Jones of Middle River.

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