Man charged in deadly shooting near East Baltimore motorcycle club
Cody Boteler and Adam Thompson, WJZ October 8, 2024
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/arrest-made-in-shooting-near-burned-motorcycle-club-IWXHWCCLY5ADPDDKCTDU5OY55Y/
Detectives are also investigating a possible arson at the warehouse used by the motorcycle club
A 43-year-old Hagerstown man was arrested in connection to the shooting near a motorcycle club and playground in East Baltimore that killed one man and injured seven others, police said Tuesday night.
Erik Kibler was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and additional charges.
The shooting on Aug. 18 happened around 8 p.m., officials said, after the Thunderguard motorcycle club held a memorial cookout for a member who had died.
Around 7:20 p.m., the victim, Anthony Martin, was in an argument with “unknown members” of the club over a parking spot, according to charging documents. The argument escalated and lead to multiple people shooting, officials said.
It was unclear Tuesday if Kibler had an attorney.
The other victims were six men between the ages of 21 and 46, and a 41-year-old woman, police said previously. Multiple guns were found at the scene of the shooting.
“Baltimore is grappling with the impacts of another mass shooting event that has taken the life of one Baltimorean and irreparably changed several others. Investigators from the Baltimore Police Department will diligently work to find and hold those who are responsible accountable for this horrific act of violence,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said after the shooting.
City officials effectively shut down the motorcycle clubhouse in late August, after it was torched in what police theorized was an act of retaliation for the shooting. A vacant building notice from the city Department of Housing and Community Development allows officials to fine the owner of the building for outstanding citations, monitor repair work and more.
Prior to the shooting, some residents said tensions between the community and the club — which sits adjacent a basketball court, new tennis courts and the Calvin B. Scruggs Sr. Park — were headed toward a breaking point.
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