James Ryan Burch

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Croom, Maryland, a dispute between two acquaintances tragically escalated, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge. James Ryan Burch, a 31-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 18, 2015. The incident occurred just before 3 a.m. in the 7000 block of Crain Highway. When patrol officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Burch suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the death of James Ryan Burch quickly led Prince George's County Police to identify a suspect. Lemuel Alonzo Brown Jr., a 25-year-old resident of Harwood, Maryland, was identified as the individual responsible for the shooting. Authorities determined that Burch and Brown were acquaintances and that an argument between the two men had preceded the fatal shooting. An arrest warrant was promptly issued for Brown, charging him with first-degree murder.

Shortly after the warrant was issued, Lemuel Alonzo Brown Jr. turned himself into authorities in a neighboring jurisdiction. He was taken into custody and held at the Prince George's County Department of Corrections on a no-bond status. The investigation suggested that the death of James Ryan Burch was the unfortunate outcome of a personal disagreement that spiraled into violence. Online sources available do not provide information on the trial or conviction of Lemuel Alonzo Brown Jr. in connection with the death of James Ryan Burch.