A 20-year-old Annapolis man was arrested and charged with attempted murder Friday after a shootout the night before, according to the city’s police department. Court records show Jamare Julian Neal faces three felony charges and five misdemeanor charges after Thursday’s shooting in the Eastport Terrace community. Police described the violence as a “gun battle between two rival factions,” or suspect groups, and said no one was injured. After a bail review hearing Monday morning, Neal is being held without bail at the Jennifer Road Detention Center. Police responded to the area of Frederick Douglas and Medgar Evers streets around 8:40 p.m.. When they arrived, police said they found spent casings and a live cartridge. According to charging documents, detectives also accessed a “plethora” of closed-circuit television footage capturing what happened before, during and after the shooting. Police said they identified Neal as one of the shooters and that the 20-year-old had fired a handgun at the “rival faction.” According to charging documents, Neal was one of “many” participants identified by authorities in the footage. However, the only suspect named in Neal’s charging papers other than the defendant was referred to by the initials “KS.” “KS,” police said, shot back at Neal before both fled the area. Police said Neal entered a home “literally feet away from the crime scene,” and they soon secured a search warrant for the house. It was executed shortly before 2 am. Friday, according to charging documents. Inside, police encountered Neal and several others. His presence, police said, “confirmed detective’s observations from the CCTV.” Authorities also recovered a 9 mm handgun, which police said was consistent with the recovered ballistic evidence, before arresting Neal. It was not immediately clear if anyone else was arrested as a result of Thursday’s shooting. Neal faces one count each of attempted first- and second-degree murder, as well as first-degree assault, all felonies. According to the Maryland Judiciary, he was also charged with reckless endangerment, second-degree assault and multiple firearm offenses. As of Monday morning, an attorney had not been retained or assigned to represent Neal and his next court appearance had not yet been scheduled.
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