3 Victims Identified In Woodlawn Shooting, Shooter Had Explosives

WOODLAWN, MD — Authorities have released the names of two men and a woman who were shot to death Saturday by Everton Brown, 56, who was then fatally shot by Baltimore County Police officers. Brown also set fire to his home and investigators later found several homemade explosive devices in one of his two vehicles.

As details of the attacks emerged, residents of Maury Road said Brown had long been trouble, made threats against neighbors and appeared to be mentally ill.

Investigators said Brown forced his way into a neighboring house about 6:40 a.m. Saturday in the 7500 block of Maury Road, where he stabbed and shot Ismael Quintanilla, 41. As his wife, Sara Alacote, 37, ran from the home, in an attempt to escape, Brown chased her outside, shooting her several times.

When two neighbors emerged from their home, Brown shot them as well, striking both of them. Sagar Ghimire, 24, was later pronounced deceased. The other gunshot victim is recovering from his injuries.

Police received calls that Brown was shooting at people in the neighborhood; some callers also reported a townhouse in the neighborhood was on fire.

Gail Watts, a longtime resident of the neighborhood, told The Associated Press on Saturday that many in the neighborhood thought Brown was mentally ill. She said he was aggressive toward women and often accused neighbors of surveilling him, WBAL reported.

Brown would at times use a bullhorn to yell from his porch and would walk up and down the sidewalk with a gun, one neighbor told the Baltimore Sun. He spent weeks standing in front of the U.S. District Court building to demand a stop to “harassment” by federal authorities, and accused neighbors of working with the FBI to spy on him.

As the first responding officer arrived on the scene he came upon Brown in the parking lot and ordered Brown to drop his handgun numerous times. When Brown did not comply with the officer’s orders, the officer fired his service weapon, police said.

Four officers fired at Brown until they were able to safely take him into custody. Brown was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

A handgun registered to Brown was found next to him and a large knife was recovered on the hood of one of his vehicles.

Detectives say four officers discharged their firearms in the 7500 block of Maury Road. Per departmental policy, the officers have been placed on routine administrative duty.

Body-worn camera footage showed one townhome was fully engulfed in flames when police arrived in the 7500 block of Maury Road in Woodlawn shortly before 7 a.m.

One man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at an area hospital.

No officers were injured during this incident.

Baltimore County Fire spokesman Tim Rostkowski told WBAL the fire — fed by natural gas — started in a townhome and spread to two other townhomes. He said two homes collapsed and a third suffered heavy damage.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. A damage amount has not been released.