25-year-old-woman fatally shot in Overlea

A 25-year-old woman who was a witness to a shooting in Towson was shot multiple times and killed Thursday night in Overlea, according to Baltimore County police. Tracey Elizabeth Carrington of the 1100 block of Glemsford Road in Essex and a friend were getting into a parked car after leaving the S&S Lounge at the 6900 block of Belair Road around 8:40 p.m, police said. Police say an unknown gunman walked up to Carrington and began shooting at her, striking her multiple times. The gunman then left the scene in a dark-colored vehicle, police said. Carrington was pronounced dead at the scene. Her friend was not injured during the shooting, police said. Carrington was being called as a prosecution witness in the killing of Stanley B. Brunson Jr., 29, and Shameek Davone Joyner, 28, at a Towson apartment complex in April, according to Warren Brown, an attorney representing one of two men charged in the incident. Norwood Thomas Johnson Jr., 29, and Nyghee Nicholas Johnson, 21, who are brothers, are charged in the April 8 killing at the 20 Lambourne Apartments. Police allege that Brunson and Joyner had gone to the unit to meet with the Johnson brothers regarding a potential drug transaction. Both Brunson and Joyner died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, according to police. The Johnson brothers were released in April after posting bail and were each required to wear an ankle bracelet to track their whereabouts, Brown said.

Ethics panel winds up Anderson investigation

The Maryland General Assembly’s ethics committee could not substantiate the most serious allegation that Baltimore Del. Curt Anderson faced during a sexual misconduct investigation, according to the panel’s report released Friday. The release of the committee’s full report came two weeks after House Speaker Michael E. Busch announced that he was stripping the Baltimore Democrat of his leadership post and requiring him to undergo intensive anti-harassment training, after the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics’ investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The bipartisan panel’s report states that it heard testimony under oath from two witnesses related to the most serious allegation of sexual assault — the woman who said she was assaulted and Anderson. The report said that Anderson “categorically denied” the allegations and there was no physical evidence or corroborating testimony. “The committee could not conclude whether the alleged 2004 sexual assault occurred,” the report states. The panel concluded there was sufficient evidence to uphold the other allegations against Anderson — that he had engaged in “inappropriate behavior and jokes of a sexual nature involving seven women.” The committee said Anderson “partially admitted” to inappropriate conduct. Based on that and other evidence, the panel concluded that Anderson had acted in a way that was “inappropriate in the workplace” and “inconsistent with the standards of conduct, civility, and decorum expected of legislators.” Anderson, 68, did not return a call seeking comment. He has previously said the committee’s conclusions were fair. the region. That could have a significant impact on the health of the Chesapeake in the months to come, as freshwater flows are usually at their lowest during the summer months, USGS scientists said. The surge of precipitation this summer likely carried large amounts of nutrient and sediment pollution, and have also drastically reduced salinity in brackish bay waters. “High river flows usually carry more pollutants into the bay and affect salinity levels, which in turn can affect oysters and fish, underwater grasses and other facets of the bay ecosystem,” USGS scientists said in a Facebook post. River flows into the bay have remained unusually high since May, they said. Precipitation across the Mid-Atlantic region this year has been up to three times normal quantities over that period, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Most of the flow is coming from the Susquehanna River and other upper bay tributaries, said Scott Phillips, the USGS Chesapeake Bay program coordinator.