In the early morning hours of July 7, 2019, a dispute in Edgemere, a community in Sparrows Point, Maryland, turned deadly, claiming the life of 26-year-old Brandon Austin Boemmel. Authorities were summoned to the 7500 block of North Point Road around 2 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Boemmel with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body.
Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene and provided immediate treatment to Boemmel before transporting him to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in critical condition. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, Brandon Austin Boemmel succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital around 4:30 a.m.
The individual suspected of the shooting, identified as 28-year-old Jonathan Clay Hickey of the 7500 block of North Point Road, remained at the location of the incident and was taken into custody by the Baltimore County Police for questioning. Following the initial investigation, Hickey was charged with both first-degree and second-degree murder in connection with Boemmel's death.
After his arrest, Jonathan Clay Hickey had a bail review hearing on July 8, 2019, where the judge ordered him to be held without bond. The Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit is continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to the fatal altercation.
