Who is Daniel Padraig Colin Donnelly? Suspect arrested for shooting trooper, two deputies

A suspect, Daniel Padraig Colin Donnelly, has been apprehended after a trooper and two deputies from the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office were shot while investigating a robbery in Cecil County.

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Who is Daniel Padraig Colin Donnelly?

Daniel Padraig Colin Donnelly is a 23-year-old boy who is from Elkton. He is suspected of firing shots at the deputies and troopers. Donnelly is accused of three charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder, three counts of first- and second-degree assault, one act of first-degree burglary, and three counts of reckless endangerment after speaking with the Cecil County State’s Attorney. Donnelly is now going through the processing at the North East Barrack.

The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call from a neighbor just before midnight this morning regarding a break-in that was taking place at a home in the unit block of Twin Lakes Drive in Port Deposit.

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During the inquiry, it was thought that a suspect was present within the house. Four sheriff’s deputies and one state trooper arrived and went inside the house. According to the preliminary inquiry, two of the deputies and the trooper were shot by the suspect as they reached the property’s backyard. They were all hit.

The suspect, later recognized as Donnelly, allegedly fled the scene and went into a nearby forested area. The Cecil County Department of Emergency Services made a reverse 911 call to notify locals of the police activity while additional cops arrived and built up a perimeter.

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Just after 4 a.m., police received a report of a suspicious individual trying to obtain a ride from a convenience store in Port Deposit’s 1300 block of Jacob Tome Highway, which is about 3/4 of a mile from the gunshot scene. When the troopers arrived, they arrested Donnelly.

According to state police, the deputies are being treated at Cristiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, while the state trooper was transported to the University of Maryland Harford Memorial and received medical care at the hospital, and was discharged. Their health status is unclear right now. The three have all been given a break from work, and the investigation is still underway.