Incident

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7-21-2019 Maryland Woodbine 1-1

Location

July 21, 2019

Incident Address

Woodbine, Maryland

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Charles Dorsey
Age: 56
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: "Gary" Gerardo Alberto Espinoza
Age: 46
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Mistaken ID (thought it was an intruder/threat, was friend/family)
Home Invasion
Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

Notes

Apparently suspect went to wrong house as he was at a neighbor's pool party (hence why shirtless and intoxicated), was not an intended robbery

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.fox5dc.com/news/maryland-man-shoots-killas-home-intruder

URL: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-say-woodbine-resident-shoots-kills-intruder-carriage-mill-road/28459403

URL: https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/cng-ho-woodbine-shooting-20190722-3ixye25tvzhkdhrjk7sxcgkkgi-story.html

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 9A