Police tips lead to arrest of 17-year-old in deadly Harford County shooting

A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with a fatal double shooting that killed a man and injured another in April in Harford County.

A'maree Curbeam was taken into custody Tuesday at a home in Baltimore and is being charged as an adult, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said Curbeam is accused of separately shooting 19-year-old Bryan Burroughs Jr. and 22-year-old Sabien Cherry on April 3 in Edgewood.

Burroughs was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot in the upper chest outside of a home on Eloise Lane, according to court documents obtained by CBS News Baltimore. Cherry was shot in the shoulder in the area of Grempler Way, transported to the hospital, and treated for his injuries.    

Curbeam is facing multiple charges, including murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and first-degree assault, the charging documents state.  

Investigators in the case used surveillance footage captured by local cameras to review circumstances of the case. 

Detectives identified Curbeam as a suspect early on in the investigation. Over the following months, investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division continued to build and corroborate evidence while the Warrant Apprehension Unit worked to locate him.

Curbeam is being held without bond at the Harford County Detention Center.

Public tips led to arrest in Baltimore 

Curbeam was arrested in Baltimore nearly five months after the homicide, after tips from the public led investigators to him. 

Surveillance video showed Curbeam with a gun before firing the fatal shots, followed by him telling other witnesses, "Take me somewhere, take me somewhere. I got to get out of here."

"If someone had intervened earlier, maybe we wouldn't have the loss of another young person," Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.

Gahler told CBS News Baltimore that he is tired of juveniles getting away with crimes in Harford County. Deputies said they have dealt with Curbeam in the past.  

Gahler told CBS News Baltimore that he's tired of dealing with juveniles getting away with crimes in Harford County. Deputies said they have dealt with Curbeam in the past.

"We've had other incidents with him where he is a suspect and tied to other criminal incidents that have occurred here in our county," Gahler said.

But this time, Gahler said Curbeam won't get away because he has been charged as an adult.

"What has he been up to? Here's somebody who wasn't a stranger to us before he was charged with the homicide, he's committed other crimes and now here he is in this homicide and he's been missing for five months," Gahler said. "What else has he been doing for those five months?"

People in the neighborhood didn't want to talk about the incident, but an online fundraiser created by Burrough's father after the shooting describes him as, "a recent high school graduate, an excellent athlete, and a friend to everyone he met." 

The post added, "He was full of big dreams and plans for the future, and he brought so much joy to our family."

Gahler says his office is looking into anyone who may have helped Curbeam avoid arrest and hide over the last several months.

"(Curbeam) did the most heinous thing you can do as a human being to another human being, he took a human being's life," Gahler said. "In my opinion, and some people are going to think I'm harsh, he has to answer for it with his life. And what he should face in this state, even as a 17-year-old, in my opinion is the death penalty, for taking a life."