Crime & Safety

Third Brother Arrested in Pikesville Killings

Two Baltimore men were fatally shot last month outside Paradiso Italian Grill and Bar in downtown Pikesville after a fight over a woman.

A third brother has been charged in a double homicide that occurred May 29 outside of in downtown Pikesville, according to a news release Monday from the Baltimore County Police Department.

Hector Linares, 23, of the 600 block of Chapelgate Drive in Odenton, was arrested June 2 and was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center, the release states.

Linares' brothers, Fredy Linares, 27, of the 6900 block of Marsue Drive, Lochearn, and Mario Linares, 35, of the 5900 block of Montgomery Street, Gwynn Oak, and charged with first-degree murder.

Find out what's happening in Pikesvillewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Police officials have said their investigation revealed that it was Latin night at the bar when the Linares brothers fought with two men inside in a dispute about a woman. Staff kicked out the Linares brothers. Police have alleged that the brothers returned after the bar closed to confront the two men.

At about 1:30 a.m. police were first called to Paradiso to help, but while they were en route to the bar, a second call came in, reporting a shooting.

Find out what's happening in Pikesvillewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

When they arrived, officers found Guillermo Garcia, 30, and Antonio Guzman-Randel, 33, both of 3900 block of Clarks Lane in Baltimore, near Pikesville, suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot behind the restaurant.

Paradiso is located in the 1300 block of Reisterstown Road next to The Alley Shops.

Garcia and Guzman-Randel were pronounced dead at the scene, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that both deaths were homicides, the release states.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.