Baltimore Police To Issue Update On Arrest In Evelyn Player’s Murder

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A fishy has been arrested successful the the execution of Evelyn Player, a longtime worker of Southern Baptist Church who was stabbed to death wrong the East Baltimore religion earlier this month.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison called a quality league Thursday day to merchandise details connected the arrest, which was announced Wednesday night. No details astir the fishy oregon a imaginable motive person been released.

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The quality league is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. astatine Baltimore Police Headquarters. Harrison volition beryllium joined by Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby.

Player, 69, was recovered fatally stabbed wrong a bath astatine the religion soon aft 7 a.m. Nov. 16, astir an hr aft she fto contractors wrong to execute renovation enactment connected the church. Her slaying shook the assemblage and led Gov. Larry Hogan to connection a $100,000 reward for tips starring to her killer’s arrest.

Bishop Donte Hickman, the church’s pastor, told WJZ helium was “elated” aft learning constabulary had made an apprehension successful Player’s murder, saying members of the religion person been “praying for justice” successful the case.

“She did not merit to beryllium taken from america aft giving a beingness of faithful service,” Hickman said.

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Harrison praised the Baltimore Police Department and State’s Attorney’s Office for their efforts to bring Player’s slayer to justice.

“They person been moving astir the timepiece to lick this murder,” the commissioner said. “Hopefully justness tin beryllium served, and we bring closure to the family.”

Mayor Scott said his bosom goes retired to Player’s family.

“No household should person to endure the insufferable symptom of losing a matriarch to violence, particularly wrong their hallowed location of worship,” helium said. “As this household continues to heal, I stay committed to moving with Commissioner Harrison and the State’s Attorney’s Office to guarantee justness volition beryllium served for acts of unit successful our community.”

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— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) December 2, 2021

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Thursday afternoon’s quality league volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected CBSN Baltimore. Tune successful to ticker it.

Jessica Albert