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1 arrest after rage-fueled shooting in Taneytown

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The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has arrested one person in connection with a fatal July 4 traffic shooting. Davon Joseph Dabbs, 20, was arrested on five counts, including premeditated murder. Several people were injured in the traffic shooting, which occurred on Maryland Route 140 and spilled into the area of ​​Bear Run and Runnymede roads shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, including 36-year-old Christopher Patrick Moore II. WBAL previously reported that Moore II died in the shooting and another woman was taken to the hospital — but was not injured by the gunfire. The Sheriff’s Office has charged Dabbs with premeditated murder, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault. Officers also said they observed Dabbs, Moore II and Moore II’s fiancée exited their respective vehicles and began a verbal argument. Then, as the argument turned physical, the fiancée (whose identity is not being publicly released) brandished a legally purchased handgun “in hopes it would deescalate the attack,” officials said. However, Dabbs escalated the situation by charging at the fiancée, investigators said. She and Dabbs had a physical altercation that ended with Dabbs being shot in the leg. He secured the woman’s handgun and fired several shots, the sheriff’s office said. Those shots struck Moore II twice in the chest and a passenger in Dabbs’ car in the hand. He then proceeded to physically assault the 33-year-old woman “with multiple punches to the face.” The woman suffered a broken jaw and head and facial injuries, investigators said. Dabbs, the woman and Dabbs’ passenger were all taken to a nearby hospital. Investigators said Moore II died at the scene. In addition, no other passengers in either car were injured – including an 18-month-old child. The sheriff had previously described the case as complex and said the forensic investigation was very extensive. It would be some time before precise details could be released. Tommie Clark, Kate Amara and Greg Ng contributed to this article.

TANEYTOWN, Maryland —

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has arrested one person in connection with a fatal shooting on July 4 that resulted from a fatal traffic accident.

Davon Joseph Dabbs, 20, was arrested on five charges, including first-degree murder.

The road rage shooting that occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday on Maryland Route 140 and extended into the area of ​​Bear Run and Runnymede Roads left numerous people injured, including the death of 36-year-old Christopher Patrick Moore II.

WBAL had previously reported that Moore II was killed in the shooting and another woman was taken to the hospital – although she was not injured by the shooting.

The sheriff’s office charged Dabbs with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault.

Officers also said they observed that Dabbs, Moore II and Moore II’s fiancée exited their respective vehicles and began a verbal argument. When the altercation turned physical, the fiancée (whose identity has not been publicly released) brandished a legally purchased handgun “in the hopes that this would de-escalate the attack,” officers said.

However, Dabbs escalated the situation by attacking the fiancée, investigators said.

She and Dabbs had a physical altercation that ended with Dabbs being shot in the leg. He secured the gun to the woman and fired several shots, the sheriff’s office said.

These shots struck Moore II twice in the chest and a passenger in Dabbs’ car in the hand. He then physically attacked the 33-year-old woman “with several punches to the face.”

The woman suffered a broken jaw as well as head and facial injuries, investigators said.

Dabbs, the woman and Dabbs’ passenger were all taken to a nearby hospital. Investigators said Moore II died at the scene.

Furthermore, no other passengers in the cars were injured – not even an 18-month-old child.

The sheriff had previously described the case as complex and said the forensic investigation was very extensive, adding that it would be some time before precise details were released.

Tommie Clark, Kate Amara and Greg Ng contributed to this article.

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