February 05, 2021
A murder-suicide in Middle River remains under investigation.
18-year old April Renee Lawson was found fatally shot inside her Middle River home. Police found 20-year old Michael Ruben Morris Jr. inside the home suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officers responded to the 3900 block of Bayville Road, 21220 for an attempted suicide with a gun last night just before 10:30 p.m..
Once inside the home, they found Lawson inside suffering gunshot wounds to the upper body. Morris suffered what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the upper body. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Baltimore County Police Homicide Detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surround this incident.