Glen Burnie Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Shooting 15-Year-Old
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Glen Burnie man is charged with attempted murder after shooting a 15-year-old after he said he'd been having problems with juveniles damaging his property, police said.
At around 9:49 p.m. Tuesday evening, Anne Arundel County officers responded to a call for destruction to auto in the 300 block of Columbus Road in Glen Burnie.
As officers arrived, a call came in for a shooting victim at an area hospital- a 15-year-old who said he had been shot on Columbus Road.
Police learned the homeowner, 46-year-old Roy Allen Birk, who called in the destruction of auto had been having problems with juveniles in the neighborhood damaging his property.
"He said he has had some trouble with people damaging his vehicle in the past," Marc Limansky, of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, said. "Apparently he must have heard the sound last night, fired his weapon out of the window, and struck this individual."
Some neighbors told WJZ that Birk had been targetted in the past.
"His tires were slashed and his car windows were smashed to the point where he had to get a rent a car," Yvonne Franklin, a neighbor, said.
Birk heard a loud noise outside near his vehicle and shot at the teen once with a handgun from inside his house.
The 15-year-old was hit once in the upper body and went to an area hospital, but with non-life threatening injuries.
Birk was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and use of a firearm in a felony.
Police said Birk does not have a criminal history, but some neighbors said he had been aggressive with teens in the past.
Shirley Carter, of Glen Burnie, said she knows the 15-year-old who was shot. She said she's never had an issue with the teen.
"I have a granddaughter and a daughter that be down that rec, and a little grandson and he's shooting out of a window? That's not acceptable," Carter said.
Birk is now in custody and has a bond hearing set for Thursday.
