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News Release

Arrest Made in Connection to Edgewood Shooting

[January 8, 2016, Edgewood, MD] Deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit arrested a man in Baltimore on Thursday night in connection to a shooting that occurred in Edgewood last Wednesday.

On December 30th, at approximately 9:59 p.m., deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Southern Precinct were called to a home in the 900 block of Topview Drive in Edgewood for the report of a person shot. Upon arrival, deputies located one victim with multiple gunshot wounds near the address. Medics transported the victim to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division responded to continue the investigation. Detectives with the Forensic Services Unit processed the scene for evidence.

Preliminarily, detectives determined the male victim was in the 900 block of Topview drive with a female, when they were approached by four black male suspects and the victim was shot multiple times.

Through investigation, detectives were able to identify two suspects in connection to this shooting, Ronald Scaife, 22, and Deonte Copenhaver, 21. Arrest warrants charging both with attempted 1st degree murder, 1st degree assault, attempted 2nd degree murder, 2nd degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony were issued by a District Court Commissioner.

Detectives located Scaife in Baltimore, and with assistance from the Baltimore City Police Department, took him into custody without incident Thursday night. He is currently being held at the Harford County Detention Center without bail. Detectives are still trying to locate Deonte Copenhaver.

Anyone with information about the crime, or Copenhaver’s whereabouts, is asked to call Sergeant Goodwin at 410-836-5478. 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.


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