DUNDALK, MD – A shooting in Dundalk on Monday afternoon ended in a murder-suicide, with both the victim and the suspected gunman dead, Baltimore County Police confirmed.
At approximately 4:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Faircross and Bullneck Road for a reported homicide. At the scene, they found 35-year-old James Skarda IV suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A short time later, police located the suspected shooter near Dundalk Avenue and Liberty Parkway. The man, identified as 37-year-old Ricky Stem, had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Stem was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Baltimore County Police have not released further details, and the investigation remains active.