Baltimore County (WBFF) — The man who was shot along York Road near Towson University in late September has now been charged in connection with the case, Baltimore County police announced on Friday.
The shooting, which occurred on September 27, prompted Towson University to issue a shelter-in-place order that lasted nearly three hours and subsequently led to 17 arrests.
On Nov. 13, police said 19-year-old Darian Kess faces drug and handgun charges stemming from the shooting.
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Officers responded about 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 to the 8000 block of York Road, and officials later found Kess near Osler Drive and Campus View Drive with an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
Police have said at the time that they do not believe the shooting was connected to the university.
The Tuesday after the shooting, county police arrested 15 adults and two juveniles on weapons charges after detectives recovered several firearms while executing a search warrant tied to the shooting near Towson University, police said.
Detectives recovered several firearms from an apartment during the search, according to police.
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Those charged include Mohamed Kamara, Abul Sanni, Olajuwon Olakanye, Andre Warren, Joseph Savage, Musa Olabode, Mohamed Conteh, Joseph Duwana, Taslim Akiremi, Kevin Kotchi, Alhasan Barrie, Keyon O’Neal, Kenneth Nambou, James Weller and Emmanuel Manning.
The two juveniles charged were a 15-year-old male and a 17-year-old male.
Now, the shooting victim, Darian Kess, also faces charges stemming from this incident.
Kess is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
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