Sophocleus’ widow named to serve rest of his term

Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed Alice Sophocleus, the widow of Ted Sophocleus, a longtime Anne Arundel County delegate who died last month after an earlier surgery and neck injury, to serve out his term, the governor announced Monday. The Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee nominated her last week to finish her late husband’s term, which ends in November. Hogan’s Monday announcement makes her appointment official. “While we are still shocked and saddened by the news of Delegate Sophocleus’ sudden passing, it is our responsibility to make sure that all Marylanders are fully represented in our legislature,” Hogan said in a statement. “Alice Sophocleus is a dedicated member of the community she will be representing, and I am confident she will serve the constituents of District 32 well.” Four men were shot — three fatally — Monday across Baltimore, police said. Officers responded to the first fatal shooting at 2 a.m. in the Southeast District, in the 400 block of N. Haven St., police said. A preliminary investigation found that a 39year-old man was involved in some kind of altercation with an unidentified person, who shot the man multiple times, according to police. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. About five hours later, Southern District patrol officers responded to the 100 block of Cherry Hill Road for a report of an unresponsive male. They found a man with gunshot wounds to the upper part of his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police, whodescribed the manas an adult but didn’t specify his age. No additional information about the incident was released. At about noon, Eastern District officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 800 block of N. Belnord Ave. Officers found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was transported to an area hospital, where he died. Police had not identified any of the men killed as of Monday afternoon. Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information on any of the fatal shootings to call 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup. The nonfatal shooting happened around 12:10 a.m. Monday. Around that time, a Northwest District patrol officer was in the 2700 block of W. Cold Spring Lane when he heard a gunshot and a group of males fleeing. Police found a 29-year-old man in that block with a gunshot to his side. He was taken to a hospital, where his condition was stabilized. Police have asked anyone with information to call them at 410-396-2221 or Metro Crime Stoppers.