Man facing murder charges for fatal shooting in Baltimore County neighborhood

A man was arrested and charged with murder after a shooting in a Pikesville neighborhood left a 43-year-old man dead on Thursday, according to Baltimore County police. 

Michael Eggleston, 44, was arrested Thursday, hours after the early morning shooting in the 8300 block of Scotts Level Road, officers said. 

The charging document reveals Eggleston lives one street north of the victim, Tyrone Luster. Luster's wife also said the two had worked together in the past.

Longtime neighbors on Scotts Level Road are shaken up by what happened.

A timeline of events

Police officers found Luster shot in the head in his front yard at 5:22 a.m. Thursday, according to charging documents. He died after being taken to the hospital.

Luster's wife and two children were inside when the shooting happened. She told police she heard her husband arguing on the phone shortly before hearing gunshots -- ultimately finding him in their front yard.

She also helped officers go through her husband's phone, finding Luster had taken a call from Eggleston around the time she heard him arguing.

After checking surveillance video footage from nearby neighbors, police found footage of someone driving up to Luster's home around 5:19 a.m.

"It appears they are arguing, and at one point, [Luster] pushes [the suspect]. It looks like they start to struggle, and several flashes are seen. [The suspect] then runs to the SUV and gets into the driver's seat," charging documents read.

More surveillance footage shows the same suspect walking around Luster's home about an hour before the shooting.

Police checked the phone number on Luster's call log, matching it with Michael Eggleston, also seeing Eggleston's phone tracked in the vicinity of the shooting around the time of the shooting.

Police also checked Eggleston's Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration records, seeing that his car matched the suspect vehicle description.

Police arrested Eggleston on Thursday, around 9:30 a.m. in Randallstown after tracking him during the day. His hair was similar to braided hair found by Luster in his yard, according to charging documents.

Eggleston is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center, police said. He has a bail review hearing scheduled for Monday.

Neighbors react

The sight of police tape, cruisers, and dozens of investigators was a lot to see for those who live on Scotts Level Road.

JoAnne Davis and other neighbors WJZ met on Friday were initially worried that whoever's responsible could strike again.

"We want to know, was this a drive-by, was this targeted, what happened, are we safe or not?" Davis asked."

"It is 90% safe [in this neighborhood], since this incident, 85%," said Paul Brammer. "My biggest fear is a possible infiltration of some outer source."

While crime doesn't appear to be random, the fact that it happened at all still has neighbors concerned.

"My husband and I walk around this neighborhood...there was another incident with a man, he threatened his family, he had a gun and stuff like that," Davis recalled. "I know these things happen everywhere, but they're happening [too close to home]."

Baltimore County crime stats

The county achieved a five-year low in homicides and non-fatal shootings in 2025, the police department announced last week.

Homicides dropped by 49% in the past five years, police data shows. In 2021, the county recorded a total of 55 homicides, according to the police department. During that time, non-fatal shootings decreased by 45%. 

The number of homicide cases in Baltimore County has stayed mostly consistent over the past three years, according to data from the police department.

In 2023, the county recorded 29 homicide cases, compared to 28 cases in 2024. In 2025, the county again saw 29 cases. 

So far this year, one homicide case has been reported, data shows.