Benjamin Murdy Convicted Of Attempted Murder & Animal Cruelty After Firing Nearly 200 Rounds At Harford County Deputies

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STREET, Md. (WJZ) — Officials announced that Benjamin Murdy, the antheral who fired astir 200 rounds astatine Harford County deputies, was convicted of first-degree execution and carnal cruelty.

Murdy was convicted connected 5 counts of first-degree murder.

Deputies responded to the 4500 artifact of Oak Ridge Drive successful Street, Maryland, for a study of carnal cruelty astir 7 p.m. connected Jan. 21, 2020. They learned idiosyncratic surviving connected the artifact had changeable and killed a canine successful his location during a home dispute.

When they arrived, deputies tried to attack the location but were past fired upon, they said. No deputies were struck, but a neighbor, 59-year-old Robert Schell, who was extracurricular his location taking retired his trash, was changeable astatine and struck doubly successful his little body. He was taken to the infirmary for treatments,

While the deputies were nether fire, they were capable to found a perimeter and support cover. Special Response Team units got to the country and using, a Tactical Rescue Vehicle they rescued Schell and extracted patrol deputies connected the perimeter.

Crisis Negotiation Team members arrived and began to interaction the idiosyncratic who was firing astatine the deputies, but the idiosyncratic continued to occurrence — firing astir 200 rounds from a firearm and a handgun, striking a Harford County Sheriff’s Office patrol conveyance aggregate times.

Murdy aboriginal called Harford County’s 911 dispatch and told them helium wanted to surrender. After speaking with the Crisis Negotiation Team, helium near the location and was arrested.

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His sentencing has been acceptable for Dec. 6.