Nov 15, 2008 11:23 pm US/Eastern
Police Arrest 2 Men In Ken Harris' Murder
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ―
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Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of former City Councilman Ken Harris.
CBS
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of former City Councilman Ken Harris.
Weijia Jiang reports it was a day countless people waited for, for nearly two months.
"Today we can all start to reclaim a bit of our lives and start to rebuild," said Keith Covington, The Haven owner.
Start to rebuild after lives were shattered the night former Baltimore City councilman Ken Harris was murdered outside The Haven jazz club.
That changed on Friday when police arrested Charles McGaney, 19, and Gary Collins, 20, who spit at reporters as police led him to a patrol van.
"We've had forensic evidence from the very beginning, and we developed suspects in this case stretching back several weeks," said Fred Bealefeld, Baltimore City Police Commissioner.
Investigators say DNA evidence was key in the arrest of McGaney at his home just a few blocks away from the murder scene.
The DNA came from saliva inside a mask worn by each of the suspects. It matched McGaney's profile in state DNA databases that also catalog his long criminal record.
In August, McGaney pleaded guilty to firearms possession. Collins is waiting to be tried on drug dealing and gun charges.
Police say even more people could be involved with the murder in addition to the third person in the surveillance video from the night it happened.
"Right now, we're going to say we are looking for multiples possibly," Troy Harris, Baltimore City Police.
Part of the rebuilding process is to have the guilty pay. Friends and family are ready to move on.
"I stand here on behalf of the Harris family when I say I want justice to prevail," said Annette Harris, Ken Harris' widow.
"If they are guilty, I'd like for them to get a rather stiff sentence. We need to stop being so soft on these criminals. Their crimes are hurting the entire city and the state, and we are hurting each other," said Charles Faison, The Haven patron.
"They will have to pay, and we have to send the kind of message, particularly to our young people, that this is unacceptable and this is something that they are not gonna get away with," said Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Ken Harris served on the Baltimore City Council for eight years. He also ran for City Council president.
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