Overview
- Two siblings, 15-year-old Giovanna Myrie and 9-year-old Steve Allen, were found shot to death inside their Gwynn Oak home on July 7.
- Baltimore County police arrested 16-year-old Keith Maurice James Jr. on July 22 and charged him as an adult with two counts of first-degree murder and a firearm offense.
- Investigators say they used surveillance video, cellphone location data, bus footage and witness interviews to identify James and place him in the area around the time of the killings.
- Charging documents include witness statements that the older victim had video-chatted with a boy named Keith who was seen holding a handgun and allegedly made threats, though those claims remain unproven in court.
- A judge denied the suspect’s request for transfer to a juvenile facility and ordered him held without bond as the criminal investigation and pretrial process continue, and authorities are urging tips to Metro Crime Stoppers with a reward offered.