Married couple killed in apparent murder-suicide rattles Baltimore County community
Residents in a quiet Owings Mills community are grappling with an
apparent murder-suicide
that left a married couple dead Tuesday afternoon.
Baltimore County officers were called around 4 p.m. for an assault at a house on Avery Hill Drive in the Worthington Park neighborhood. When police arrived, they found 59-year-old Karen Franklin and 63-year-old Gary Franklin dead with apparent gunshot wounds
Police said one of the victims died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
"It is very shocking to have something like this happen in our neighborhood," said neighbor Erin Knapp.
Knapp said she saw about a dozen police cars. Dan Katz, another neighbor, told WJZ there was commotion on the Worthington Park social media page.
"Just horrible, it's just tragic," Katz said.
Katz said he didn't know the couple well, but he's heartbroken for their family.
"You don't know what is going through people's heads, but it's just very sad for the children, and just a horrible situation," Katz said.
Baltimore County police say investigators are still working to piece together what led to the tragedy.
According to the
Baltimore County Police Crime Data
, there have been 11 homicides in the county this year through the end of March.
Overall, crime has been declining in Baltimore County. In 2023, there were a total of 61,154 criminal offenses reported in the county. In 2024, there were 58,561 criminal offenses reported, according to
Baltimore County Police data.
Many of the crimes reported between January 2024 and January 2025 were theft, assault or fraud offenses. In 2024, there were 665 weapons violations reported in the county.
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