Delaware man arrested in deadly Maryland quadruple shooting
BALTIMORE -- A Delaware man was arrested and charged in a shooting that killed two people and injured two others in Cecil County on November 2.
Justice Schmeek Pratt, 23, from Bear, Delaware, has been charged with second-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and other related firearm charges, according to Maryland State Police.
Pratt was arrested at his home in Bear, Delaware, where officers recovered two 9mm pistols and several rounds of ammunition.
He is accused of shooting and killing 26-year-old Darius Blalock of Bear, Delaware, and 26-year-old Tamir Davis of New Castle, Delaware.
According to officers, the shooting happened around 6 a.m. after an altercation at a party outside a home on Chestnut Drive in Elkton. Officers said a suspect, identified as Pratt, fired shots into a crowd of people.
Davis was pronounced dead at Christianna Hospital while Blalock was pronounced dead after being found lying on the side of I-95, according to officers.
Two others were treated at the hospital, according to police.
Anyone who may have witnessed the shooting or has information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the North East Barrack at 410-996-7800.