Suspect, 21, held in shooting death of city officer

A 21-year-old convicted car thief set to stand trial today on multiple illegal gun charges was arrested Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a city police officer, who was killed hours earlier outside his girlfriend?s West Baltimore home, authorities said.

Detective Troy Chesley, a 13-year veteran of the department, was fatally hit in the chest in an apparent robbery attempt after arguing with the suspect, Brandon Grimes, police said. Chesley came off duty at about 1 a.m. and had reached the steps of the house in the 4500 block of Fairfax Road, wearing plainclothes, when he came under fire.