BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — A Baltimore County community is reeling after two siblings were found shot to death inside their home on Talles Road in Gwynn Oak. A retired Baltimore City police homicide detective weighs in as county police detectives work to track down the murderer.
Police said a 9-year-old boy and his 15-year-old sister were discovered dead Tuesday night. Investigators said the children’s mother found them inside the home and called 911. Police said the father later arrived home.
Neighbors described shock and heartbreak in the days after the killings.
“I mean, it’s devastating to do something like that. Innocent children,” said Melvin Williams, a concerned neighbor. “I mean, I knew the family. Just heartbreaking to see something like that, you know, kids, young children.”
Baltimore County police said they are not releasing the victims’ identities at this time, saying that remains part of the ongoing investigation. Police also said they are actively reviewing evidence, but released no other details.
When questioned by reporters Tuesday night, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough declined to provide specifics about the investigation, including whether evidence was recovered at the scene.
“Right now, I’m not prepared to provide those details. At this time, our homicide investigators have a lot of work to do,” McCullough said.
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Former Baltimore City police homicide detective Lt. Lenny Willis, who retired in 2011 after 26 years on the force and is not connected to the Baltimore County investigation, said detectives in cases like this typically work to build a picture of what happened by interviewing people close to the victims and canvassing the area.
“They’re talking to the family. They’re talking the neighbors. They’re talking to the friends,” Willis said.
Willis said investigators may focus on activity in the neighborhood around the time of the killings and who had access to the home.
“You know, this happened relatively early evening. So there might be some activity in the neighborhood. People may have seen something. They’re also trying to obtain, if they haven’t already, who was supposed to be there (at the home), if anyone was with the children while (the parents) were gone, who had access to the house,” Willis said.
Willis also said police often limit what they share publicly during an active investigation to protect key details.
“The only people that know what is on that crime scene are the people, the parents who found their children, the children deceased, the police who responded, the fire personnel who responded and the suspect. That’s why you want to not share intimate details, like that, because that’s not going to help the police solve the crime,” Willis said.
Baltimore County police are asking anyone with information to contact homicide detectives at 410-887-4636.
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