Washington County

Arrests made after double shooting of teen girls

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WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA – Pennsylvania State Police gave an update on Monday regarding a fatal double shooting incident that occurred in Washington County. The incident, which unfolded on a quiet rural road in South Franklin Township, claimed the life of 18-year-old Annalaya Wilkerson and left a 17-year-old girl injured on April 13, around 11 p.m. Court documents made available before the press briefing revealed that two men, Karon Whitlock, 20, and Windale Barfield Jr., 19, …

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Circuit judge gunned down in his driveway after divorce ruling

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HAGERSTOWN, MD – Maryland officials have identified Pedro Argote as the prime suspect in the killing of Washington County Circuit Court Assistant Judge Andrew Wilkinson. The incident took place on Thursday evening when Judge Wilkinson, aged 52, was discovered deceased with gunshot wounds in his driveway located on Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown. Local law enforcement, led by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, is intensifying its search for Argote, 49. They are also on the …

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Judge shot dead in targeted attack

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HAGERSTOWN, MD – A respected Maryland judge was tragically killed in his own driveway on Thursday evening, in what police are depicting as a “targeted attack”. The incident took place mere hours after the judge had awarded custody of the alleged assailant’s children to their mother. The victim, 52-year-old Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, was discovered outside his Hagerstown home by deputies responding to a shooting report around 8 p.m., according to the …

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