Was Rosedale resident Carl Lackl killed because he happened to witness a homicide in Baltimore during a lunch break? Or was his death a drive-by shooting for no other reason than the shooter?s desire to do something “crazy?”
Despite making two arrests in the case, Baltimore County police are still trying to determine why Lackl, 38, was gunned down outside his house July 2.
“We still haven?t established a motive,” said Bill Toohey, Baltimore County police spokesman. “The suspects are not telling our detectives why they did it.”
But they did tell their friends about the killing, according to court documents.
Johnathan Cornish, 15, and Ronald Williams, 21, both of Baltimore, each made incriminating statements to friends and acquaintances after the shooting, police said.
Cornish, who goes by the nickname “Brazy,” bragged over the phone to a police informant about “shooting a white guy three times with a .44-caliber handgun,” charging documents state.
For his part, Williams told an informant he did some “crazy [expletive]” the night Lackl was killed.
“They called a guy out of his house on the pretense of buying a car,” charging documents state. “Once the guy came out, they shot him.”
Lackl was shot several times about 9 p.m. from a car that drove past his home.
He was described as a “helpful” witness scheduled to testify soon in a Baltimore City Circuit Court murder trial against Patrick Byers, 22, of Baltimore.Byers? trial was rescheduled for September because of Lackl?s killing.
If police determine Lackl was killed to keep him from testifying against Byers, Lackl?s previous statements could be used in court under a 2005 state witness-protection law, prosecutors said.
