A man has been charged with killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend in a “crime of rage” while the woman’s four children hid inside the home.
David Phillip Turner, 33, of Miami, Florida, was arrested on Saturday on a beach in Fort Lauderdale and charged with two counts of first-degree murder over the August killings of Crimea Malita Baker, 33, and Sean Antoine Lange, 34.
The couple were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside the bedroom of their home in New Market, Maryland , on August 25.
Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said in a press conference on Monday that Turner is believed to have crept inside the home through the back door at around 1am and found the couple in their bed.
The suspect then allegedly fired “more than 42 rounds” at the victims at close range.
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the home at around 7am and found the two victims.
The four children – all aged 13 and under – were found unharmed inside the home, the sheriff’s office said.