Next-door neighbor found wounded
A retired Baltimore police officer and former candidate for Queen Anne's County sheriff was arrested yesterday after allegedly fatally shooting his next-door neighbor, with whom he had disputes for several years, officials said.
Charles "Pete" Richter, 66, of Emory Court on Kent Island, was taken into custody after he called the sheriff's office around 5 p.m. following an altercation with his neighbor, Mark Xander, 55, apparently over Xander's dog.
A gun was recovered at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Xander was found in his front yard suffering from a gunshot wound and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Richter apparently had disputes with the Xander family starting shortly after he moved into the Kent Island neighborhood, according to police.
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Charles "Pete" Richter, 66, of Emory Court on Kent Island, was taken into custody after he called the sheriff's office around 5 p.m. following an altercation with his neighbor, Mark Xander, 55, apparently over Xander's dog.
A gun was recovered at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Xander was found in his front yard suffering from a gunshot wound and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Richter apparently had disputes with the Xander family starting shortly after he moved into the Kent Island neighborhood, according to police.
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3 comments:
He must have thought, being a retired cop, that he could still shoot citizens with no consequences. He'll get probation.
The union mentality.
At least he didn't shoot the dog. If he did that in Maryland he probably would have got life without parole.
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