RadioOnFire.com - Baltimore police Commissioner Kevin Davis said police believe the gunman who killed Detective Sean Suiter is still in Baltimore.
"We don't think he jumped on a plane and went to France," Davis said on Friday.
Davis reiterated earlier statements on keeping an eye out for people nursing unexplained injuries, and offered no new identifying information on the suspect, only known as a black male.
"We're always one tip away, we're one moment away from breaking this case wide open," Davis said. "I know that our community is just as upset about this case as we are."
Overnight, officials announced the reward for reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction has increased to $215,000, up from $190,000 on Friday. Tips may be phoned into police homicide detectives at 410-396-2100, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP.
Davis said police will hold the wide Harlem Park crime scene probably through the weekend.
"Once we release the crime scene, we can't get it back," Davis said. "To a person, each and every one [the residents] understands why we're out there."
Davis confirmed that police are looking at the possibility that Suiter was shot with his own service weapon, though he also said police are examining all possibilities. Davis said police know Suiter's weapon was fired, and shell casings--Davis wouldn't say how many--were ballistically matched to his service weapon. Suiter's gun was the only weapon found at the scene.
"That doesn't mean there wasn't as second gun at that scene as well," Davis said. "We just know that second gun isn't at the scene right now."
He thanked the community for their passion about Suiter's killing, an anger shared with his officers.
"It's an attack on American policing, and American policing exists to support our very unique democracy in this world," Davis said.
Police also warned of unauthorized GoFundMe efforts purportedly supporting the family. Spokesman T.J. Smith said police are working with the family to coordinate a crowdfunding effort at a later date. At worst, these pages are fraudulent. At best, these well-intentioned efforts create unnecessary hassle for Suiter's loved ones.
Source WBAL
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