Crime & Safety

Edgewood Man Found Dead Inside Car

Christopher Curtis Alves, 21, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds inside a car.

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Police discovered the body of an Edgewood man inside a parked car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Thursday morning, according to a press release from the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

Christopher Curtis Alves, 21, was found dead by sheriff's deputies inside a silver Dodge Magnum in the 1300 block of Harford Square Drive in Edgewood after receiving a report of a woman screaming in the area just before 9 a.m.  Police believe that Alves was the intended target of the shooting.

"At this time, detectives do not believe that the shooting was a random act of violence. The death is being investigated as a homicide," the press release stated. The press release also noted that the investigation was in its early stages. 

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Anyone with information regarding this crime should contact Detective Andy Lane of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Division at 410-836-5431.

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