Jury Reaches Verdict In Edgewood Mass Shooting Trial: Report

Bel Air MD

29 October, 2020

8:37 AM

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BEL AIR, MD — A jury reportedly found Radee Prince guilty Wednesday in Harford County Circuit Court of first-degree murder and other offenses. The case was the result of the shootings that happened in Edgewood in 2017. Officials said three died and two were critically injured when Prince opened fire at the countertop business where he worked, Advanced Granite Solutions in Emmorton Business Park, before 9 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2017. Those killed were identified as Bayarsaikhan Tudev, 53, of Arlington, Virginia; Jose "Oscar" Hidalgo Romero, 34, of Aberdeen; and Enis Mrvoljak, 48, of Dundalk. Two others who were shot survived — Enoc Villegas Sosa of North East and Jose Roberto Flores Gillen of Edgewood. On the stand, Prince admitted Friday that he shot five people, according to WBAL. Prince, 40, was found guilty Wednesday of three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, using a firearm in a felony crime and illegal use of a firearm, according to The Baltimore Sun. Next, jurors must determine whether Prince was mentally competent when he opened fire inside the warehouse. According to the newspaper, he was hospitalized as the result of an assault in 2014 and had not been the same since, suffering from a mental disorder that made him paranoid. He reportedly felt threatened at work the day of the attack. After the deadly shootings in Edgewood, Prince was apprehended in Delaware following a manhunt that lasted hours; he was taken into custody by federal agents and local officers at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2017, after shooting and injuring a sixth person in Wilmington, Delaware. He was tried in Delaware first, despite facing three murder charges in Maryland, because there was a possibility he could have been sentenced there to life without parole. A Delaware jury found Prince found guilty of attempted manslaughter in May 2018, and he was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Harford County prosecutors have indicated they are seeking life without parole in the case. See Also: Advanced Granite Solutions Shooting Trial: Competency In QuestionJury Selection Begins In Edgewood Mass Shooting TrialAccused Edgewood Mass Shooter Convicted In Delaware Attack