ELKTON, Md. — Captured on home surveillance cameras on Hickory Lane in the Meadows at Elk Creek on Monday, images of a dark Honda Pilot carrying the suspects who would open fire on 24-year-old Demon Harris outside the home he shared with his baby, his fiancee and her family.
“I was here and I held him until his last breath,” said Brandy Key, his fiancee’s mother, “and I don’t know if there’s any parents out there who fully understand what that’s like to have to watch somebody die in your hands. Shouldn’t nobody have to do that.”
Lt. Ron Odom of the Elkton Police Department says there was nothing random about the killing.
“We do have at least two suspects that we’re looking for,” said Odom, “The suspect lied in wait up there, waiting for the target, which was our victim. This other person ran up to him and just started firing shots at him.”
If you spot the suspect’s vehicle or you know where they’re located, police caution you should not approach them since they should be considered armed and dangerous.
You can call Detective Joshua Blackson at 410-398-4200, extension 7069 or simply dial 911.
Harris’s family says he was trying to start his own clothing line and had started to turn his life around when he was set up and he never saw it coming.
“They pretended to be his friend. He thought he was talking to his friend, and they just shot him like he was nothing, like life is nothing,” said Key, “I don’t understand these young boys. I really don’t. They have no compassion. No concern. Nothing.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Joshua Blackson at (410) 398-4200 x 7069 or email him at jblackson@elktonpd.org.
