Death by Cop- 2024

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Christopher Michael Ling

Case # :1479

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : White

Date : 02/23/2024

Location : Stoney Creek Tarkka Ln and Bethel Springs Dr

City : North East

County : Cecil

State : Maryland

Agency : Cecil County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Open records summary :

Christopher Ling’s wife Brittany died by either murder or suicide. When police arrived, a standoff lasting several hours ensued with police applying pressure on Christopher Ling inside. He emerged from the house with a gun to his head and committed suicide under police duress.

 

Source links :

https://www.cecildaily.com/news/police-standoff-near-north-east-ends-with-armed-man-killing-himself/article_e699ecd0-d25e-11ee-8352-db615b78fe5e.html

https://www.cecildaily.com/news/probe-ongoing-after-gunshots-kill-wife-husband-near-north-east/article_b622f648-d5b8-11ee-83a3-6f6f177df2c5.html