12-24-2024 4:53am

AK-47 FOUND IN

AK-47 Recovered During Investigation into Tuesday’s Mass Shooting

While conducting a high-visibility enforcement operation following the shooting that occurred on Tuesday, members of the Baltimore County Police Department’s Eastern Patrol Division Community Action Team initiated a traffic stop near Meteor Court and Cloister Road on Thursday, December 19. This stop resulted in the recovery of several illegal items, including a stolen vehicle, a loaded AK-47, an AK-47 magazine containing 10 rounds of 7.62 ammunition, and a “Glock switch,” which, when attached, changes a semi-automatic firearm into one that is fully automatic.

Twenty-year-old Jaquan McCain is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center on multiple weapons charges, including being a minor in possession of a firearm and possession of an assault weapon. This case can be prosecuted under a new law that took effect in October 2024, which makes it illegal in Maryland to transport, possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a rapid-fire activator. The legislation, pursued by Police Chief Robert O. McCullough, Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger, House Speaker Adrienne Jones, and County Executive Johnny Olszewski, grants the State’s Attorney’s Office the authority to prosecute these offenses, which previously could be addressed only at the federal level.

As the search for suspects continues following last Tuesday’s shooting, detectives ask anyone with information about the mass shooting to contact the Department at 410-887-4636 (INFO).

Reward Offered

Information may also be provided anonymously by contacting Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-2587 (7LOCKUP). Information provided by phone or online through Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Residents may also provide details about this crime through the Baltimore County Police Department’s iWATCH program.