Header Image – Mark Ryan, 41, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and a gun offense after his father-in-law, personal injury attorney Robert MacMeekin, was found dead on his back patio. (Baltimore County PD)
PHOENIX (WBFF) — A lawyer was killed on Saturday afternoon in Phoenix while trying to protect his grandchildren from their father, according to Baltimore County Police.
Mark Ryan, 41, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and a gun offense after his father-in-law, personal injury attorney Robert MacMeekin, was found dead on his back patio.
On May 2, around 2:20 p.m., Baltimore County Police said they responded to a report of a shooting in the 14000 block of Sawmill Court.
Upon arrival, they found the 74-year-old MacMeekin suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the back patio. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police that Ryan had dropped the gun after the shooting and “just sat in a chair” until police arrived.
