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Two men injured in shooting Wednesday night in Annapolis

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Posted at 11:28 PM, Apr 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-14 22:35:40-04

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Annapolis Police are investigating a shooting in the city's Eastport neighborhood.

According to the department, officers were called to the 1100 block of Medgar Evers Street, after being notified about the shooting.

There, they found 21-year-old Anthony Johnson and 26-year-old Jaymar Howard with non-life threatening injuries.

On April 14, Annapolis Police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Jariq Downs.

Downs was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted second degree murder and ten other criminal charges related to the crime. He is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center without bond.

Detectives are leading the investigation and urge anyone with information about this incident to contact our detectives at 410-260-3439.

You can also call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP and submit an anonymous tip.