Charges dropped against Hagerstown man in 2023 shooting

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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Attempted murder charges were dropped last month against a Hagerstown man related to an incident in which Hagerstown police found nearly 50 shell casings around Maryland Avenue and Howard Street in May 2023.

Charges against Dejaniro A. Rivera, 26, were dismissed May 13 in Washington County Circuit Court, with Assistant State's Attorney Chris McCormack saying the state would not have been in able to face his charge beyond all reasonable doubt.

Deputy Public Defender David Littrell, who represented Rivera, had no comment on the case being dropped.

Charges against Rivera that were dropped in the case include attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and related charges to firearms, according to the filing.

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Gunfire exchanged in South Hagerstown neighborhood

Hagerstown Police responded to the area of Maryland Avenue and West First Street around 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, after receiving a report of multiple shots fired, according to a press release from the police released the following day.

Police found approximately 47 shell casings around Maryland Avenue and Howard Street. They found two structures and five vehicles had been hit.

A witness told police that a car pulled up to a home on Maryland Avenue and someone in the car began shooting toward the home, according to court documents. Several men came out of the house and shot the shooter as they chased him, the witness said.

Rivera, who told police he lived at the Maryland Avenue home where the incident occurred, and was one of two men arrested by police at the scene.

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Surveillance video from a Washington County Head Start location on Spruce Street showed a man running between vehicles in the Krumpe Do-Nuts parking area, according to court records.

The video also showed what appeared to be projectiles hitting vehicles.

Gunfire exchanged in South Hagerstown neighborhood

Lina Portman

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