TIMONIUM, Md. — A homicide investigation is underway in Timonium.
At 7:00pm on Saturday night, police were called to the Sky Zone on W. Aylesbury Road for reports of a shooting in the area.
When they arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim, Marcus Whitehead, 32, was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Police say the suspect, identified as Quinton Walker,30, is charged with first degree murder.
Charging documents reveal Walker's ex-wife was dating Whitehead. Walker flew from out of state to meet his daughter at Sky Zone which had previously been arranged.
In an interview with police, Walker says Whitehead was staring at him and he asked Whitehead if he wanted to talk outside. Whitehead told Walker to not come near him.
Walker stated that Whitehead threatened to slap him and at some point started walking towards him. According to charging documents, that's when he took out his gun and fired all the rounds in it at Whitehead.
Later that night, Walker called 911 to turn himself in. He told police that he left the location so he could return his U-Haul before turning himself in.
Families at Sky Zone that night ran out the back door after hearing the shots.
Dylan Peterson was at the trampoline park when this happened.
"I was with some of my friends, we had been playing basketball and we went down and we were sitting and resting by the bleachers, and we heard a loud pop and I thought something had broken at first, but then it was followed by like three or four more and we immediately just turned and everyone just ran," says Peterson.
Peterson says that police arrived to the scene very quickly and the employees of Sky Zone did a great job getting every one outside to safety.
Sky Zone is expected to be closed until Thursday,
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski released this statement in regard to the shooting:
"This incident of gun violence is shocking, horrifying, and simply has no place in our community. We are thankful that no children were injured in this shameful act of cowardice. I thank the Baltimore County Police Department for their swift response and for quickly detaining a suspect in this case."
Sky Zone also released a statement on the shooting:
“On August 12, one of our guests at the Sky Zone in Timonium, Md., was shot, transported to the hospital, and has subsequently passed. Our thoughts and prayers are with this guest and their family. We are fully cooperating with the Baltimore County Police Department, which is conducting an active investigation of this isolated incident. Sky Zone Timonium will be closed to until further notice. At Sky Zone, safety is of paramount importance to us, and our company has a policy that does not allow guns, or weapons of any kind, on the premises. Out of privacy for those involved, we are unable to comment further.” - Sky Zone Spokesperson
Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information into this incident to contact 410-307-2020.
