Four Charged in Shooting Death of 5-Year-Old and Wounding of Teen in Hurlock
Maryland authorities have charged four people in connection with the fatal shooting of a five-year-old girl and the wounding of a 14-year-old, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's office. The case remains undecided as it is only at the charging stage.
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Three Charged in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl and Shooting of Teen in Hurlock
Three people have been charged in connection with the shooting death of five-year-old Na'Ryah Adams and the shooting of a 14-year-old in Hurlock, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's office. The charges, reported by WMDT, include attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and firearm use during the commission of a violent felony.
The government alleges that Ryan Adams, Anthony Harris Jr., and Wendell Allen Wongus were involved in the shooting, and that Lindsay Ewing assisted in tampering with evidence. The investigation is being conducted by the Maryland State Police and the Hurlock Police.
All four individuals have been charged but not yet tried; charges are allegations, and the accused are presumed innocent.
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Added explicit statements that the case is only at the charging stage and remains undecided, and that the defendants have not been convicted or acquitted, to satisfy the open_matter_unnoted warning.
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