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Security Guard Charged With First-Degree Murder in Northrop Grumman Linthicum Shooting

Police say the gunfire followed a dispute between contracted guards at the facility.

Overview

  • Dylan Blake Chandler, 26, of Pasadena, was charged with two murder counts, first-degree assault, and two misdemeanors, according to court records.
  • The victim, identified as 37-year-old Joseph Keith Aman, died at the scene after the shooting in an office area.
  • Police said a third security guard disarmed the suspected shooter following the incident.
  • Officers responded around 3:35 p.m. Wednesday to the Linthicum site near BWI Marshall Airport, which police have described as an isolated incident.
  • Chandler was scheduled for a bail review Thursday afternoon in Glen Burnie District Court, and investigators asked anyone with information to contact the county homicide unit.