POCOMOKE CITY, Md.- Authorities have arrested a suspect wanted for shooting a 22-year-old man to death in Pocomoke City late Wednesday night.Thirty-six-year-old Alexander Crippen was taken into custody Thursday evening at a hotel in Delmar. He was charged with first- and second-degree murder, manslaughter and possession of a handgun in the commission of a felony. He is being held at the Worcester County Jail. Bail has not yet been set.
Pocomoke City police say that at around 10 p.m. Wednesday, they received calls for shots fired in the area of Laurel and Fifth streets. Upon arrival, officers found Reginald Jerome Handy Jr., of Greenbush, Va., suffering from a gunshot wound.
Handy was transported by ambulance to Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to investigators, the suspect and victim knew each other. Authorities say Crippen shot Handy during a dispute over cigarettes. Witnesses helped police identify Crippen as the suspect.
"Authorites say Crippen shot Handy
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MY ASS!!!! Who believes this???? It was over drugS!!!!! YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE BUT NOT ALL OF THEM.