Suspect in double homicide in Essex identified after turning himself in

Police have released the identity of the man arrested in connection with a double homicide that killed two 19-year-olds earlier this month in Essex. 

Deandre Antwone Neal was arrested and transported to Baltimore County Headquarters after turning himself in for the murders of 19-year-old Izick Aminartey and 19-year-old Donielle Mack.

Neal is being held without bond. He was scheduled for a bail review hearing on Tuesday, but it was postponed. Court officials said Neal is in the hospital, but it's unclear why.

According to charging documents, Baltimore County detectives received a tip on Friday, Aug. 14, that Neal recently bragged about shooting two people in Essex.

Neal and his father then contacted detectives stating that they had information on the August 10 double homicide in Essex. Neal and his father met with detectives, where he admitted to killing two people in that area, but would not go into detail about the killings until he had a lawyer present.

Surveillance video placed Neal in the area of the crime riding an E-Bike, according to the charging documents. A motive for the killings is not known, and there is no evidence that the victims and the suspect knew one another.   

"I'm just glad that he did do the right thing and I can have some face to put to this madness," Aminartey's mother told CBS News Baltimore.  

On Aug. 10, Baltimore County Police responded to a call for shots fired and a car hitting another car and then crashing into a storage trailer in the area of Banyan Wood Court. Detectives found a black Honda with two people inside. Both people, later identified as Aminartey and Mack, were suffering from gunshot wounds. 

Aminartey died at the scene, and Mack was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Aminartey's mother told WJZ she believed her son and Mack were dating, but she didn't know what they were doing in the area when they were killed.

Aminartey's mother said she plans to attend the suspect's court hearing. "I will be coming to court because I would like to speak with him face to face," she said.

Neal was scheduled to be in court on Tuesday, August 18, but it was postponed. His next court appearance is September 11.