Person who used synthetic marijuana suffers bleeding

A person from Central Maryland was hospitalized for extreme bleeding after using synthetic marijuana — the first such case in Maryland, poison control officials said Thursday. The person, who was not identified because of privacy laws, went to an emergency room April 3 after experiencing unusual bruising and bleeding from several parts of the body, said Bruce Anderson, executive director of the Maryland Poison Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. The person was treated for bleeding and coagulation issues. The person’s symptoms were similar to dozens of cases in the Chicago region in the last several weeks. At least two people have died there. Authorities there believe the synthetic marijuana was laced with rat poison, which had the affect of taking high doses of blood thinners, Anderson said.

Police: Mother-daughter targeted in fatal shooting

Killers targeted the mother and daughter who were fatally shot inside their West Baltimore rowhouse Wednesday morning, police said. Officers revealed additional details Thursday about what they called a “horrific crime.” “There’s a heinous individual out there who committed it,” said Chief T.J. Smith, the Baltimore police spokesman. “We have bad guys who targeted this house for a specific reason.” Smith said the crime was not a robbery. Shortly before noon, the killers kicked in the back door of the home on Gorman Avenue and shot Chanette Neal, 43, and Justice Allen, 21. Police found the mother and daughter suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the hospital. Their Penrose neighborhood and the surrounding areas have experienced many shootings and killings in recent months. alone until Oct. 8, when French allegedly helped him steal two ATMs from gas station convenience stores in Stevensville and Cambridge, during the early morning hours. On Oct. 15, the indictment says, the pair got married. The indictment says the newlyweds drove a stolen Dodge Dakota pickup truck from White Marsh to Lancaster, Pa., on Oct. 22, and the following day drove a Chevrolet Silverado truck stolen from Lancaster to a High’s store in Harford County, where they broke in and stole 86 packs of cigarettes. They were caught on Oct. 23, after fleeing a bank robbery in Baltimore County and crashing in Baltimore City.