21-Year-Old Christopher James Engles Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In Shooting Death Of Taylor India Webb

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PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — Officials announced that 21-year-old Christopher James Engles was convicted by a assemblage of first-degree execution successful the 2019 shooting decease of Taylor India Webb.

“This lawsuit involves the operation of 2 highly serious, and sometimes tragically fatal, issues contiguous successful our society- weapon unit and home violence,” said State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger. “We indispensable proceed to aggressively prosecute and bring to justness those who take unit successful these situations.” The lawsuit was presided implicit by Judge Paul Hanley. No sentencing day has been acceptable astatine this time. The State volition beryllium seeking a condemnation of Life Without the Possibility of Parole. The lawsuit was prosecuted by Deputy State’s Attorney Robin Coffin and Assistant State’s Attorney Natalie Scurto.

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On Feb. 26, 2019, officers responded to Hickory Falls Way astatine Hickoryhurst Drive astir 11:13 p.m. Police said idiosyncratic changeable the pistillate successful a parked car and past took disconnected from the scene.

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On the scene, officers recovered Webb suffering from gunshot wounds to the look and down her close receptor into her head. Investigation revealed that Webb was successful what household and friends would picture arsenic a “dysfunctional relationship” with Engles.

Evidence showed that Engles lured Webb to the country she was killed by cellphone. Engles past confronted her, took her cellphone and changeable her twice.

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Evidence showed that Ms. Webb was killed with a .38 caliber revolver. Police were capable to observe a photograph, taken eleven days anterior to the murder, of Engles holding a revolver that matched that description.

CBS Baltimore Staff

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