Two adults shot, uninjured children hiding in Frederick County, deputies say

BALTIMORE – Two adults were found shot dead on Sunday morning in a home with four uninjured children in Frederick County, which officials said led to a double homicide investigation.

On Tuesday, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office identified the two people killed as 33-year-old Crimea Malita Baker and 34-year-old Sean Antoine Lange.

Deputies said the children inside – all 13 years old or younger – hid until morning, when they felt it was safe to come out.

Officers responded to the 7000 block of Mangalong Court in New Market around 7 a.m. Sunday, where Baker and Lange were found in the upstairs bedroom with multiple gunshot wounds. Four uninjured children were also found inside the home.

Investigators say they found 42 cartridge cases in the house. No further description of the weapon is available.

Sheriff Chuck Jenkins did not comment further on the emergency call. According to the dispatch center recording, a 10-year-old called for help.

“I can’t imagine what’s going on in their heads,” Jenkins said. “One of the children found his mother and the gentleman dead in bed. All I can say is their lives have just been destroyed. It’s turned upside down now.”

Baker is the mother of all four children and Lange is the father of one of the children, deputies said.

Investigators believe the adults lived together and were targeted.

“This was a heinous, targeted double murder, a crime of anger and rage,” Jenkins said. “This is the type of crime that shocks the conscience of the residents of Frederick County. There is absolutely no reason to believe there is any risk or threat to the local population. I can assure the public that every available investigator and agency resource will be deployed in this case until the person(s) responsible are identified, arrested and brought to justice.”

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office says there is no danger to the public and asks anyone with information to contact investigators at 301-600-3640.