October 18, 2010 Md. troopers arrest man shooting at security officers www.privateofficer.com
Mount Airy MD Oct 18 2010 A southern Carroll County man has been arrested and charged with six counts each of first- and second-degree assault plus reckless endangerment after firing a gun in the direction of a group of private security guards outside a home in Mount Airy Md. early Thursday morning.
The suspect, identified by Maryland State Police as David A. Ellison, 57, of the 600 block of East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mount Airy, had no apparent motive for the shooting.
The events unfolded around 12:30 a.m., shortly after the Westminster state police barracks was called to respond to a report of a possible prowler in the 600 block of East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mount Airy.
As a trooper was en route, police dispatch received a second call, regarding a shooting complaint on Ridge Court, which is near East Ridgeville Boulevard.
Upon arrival, state police learned that six individuals had been working private security outside a home in the 1400 block of Ridge Court. However it remains unclear why the individuals were “working private security” outside the home.
The subsequent investigation revealed that a man, later identified as Ellison, had earlier begun “yelling and screaming,” just as one of the victims said he “saw a muzzle flash” and heard what he believed to be a gunshot. Shortly after the first shot, the same victim said a second shot was fired and he heard what he believed was a bullet passing through the treetops over his head.
“The other five security personnel who were in the same area had similar accounts of what occurred,” according to a report filed by Maryland State Police spokesperson Greg Shipley and the Westminster barracks commander, Lt. Andy Winner.
Subsequently, a state trooper contacted the accused and after an initial investigation, the trooper arrested Ellison without incident.
Troopers then obtained a search warrant for Ellison’s home, where they recovered a .32-caliber pistol, two .22-caliber rifles, and one .20-gauge shotgun.
No one was injured in the shooting and no motive is clear at this time.
Ellison has since been taken to the Carroll County central booking center to await an appearance before a court commissioner as the investigation continues.
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