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Howard Richard Popp Jr.

Case from Laurel, MD dated Aug 20, 2014

Victim Details

Howard Richard Popp Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Laurel

MD

2014-08-20

39

Howard

Richard Popp Jr.

08/02/2026

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On a tragic Wednesday evening in Laurel, Maryland, Howard Richard Popp Jr., a 39-year-old man from Baltimore, was fatally shot. The incident, which police described as a murder and attempted suicide, stemmed from a domestic dispute. Popp was in a relationship with a woman who was estranged from her husband, Robert Babauta Mendiola.

The series of events unfolded on August 20, 2014, when Popp and his girlfriend were seated in a vehicle in the 3300 block of Sudlersville South. Mendiola appro ...
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  • Washington Post: Authorities charge Laurel man in attempted murder-suicide; police say he killed estranged wife’s boyfriend
  • Man killed in apparent murder-suicide attempt in Laurel – Baltimore ...
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