Deadly rampage in Maryland: Motive remains a mystery

The man accused of shooting five workers at a Maryland granite company and another man at a Delaware car dealership was ordered held in lieu of $2.1 million bail Thursday as mystified investigators pursued a motive for his deadly carnage.

Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, sparked a 10-hour, multi-state manhunt Wednesday after police say he fatally shot three people and critically wounded two others at Advanced Granite Solutions in Edgewood, 25 miles northeast of Baltimore. Two hours later, Prince shot one more person at a Delaware used car lot, authorities say.

Wilmington Police Chief Robert Tracy said Prince knew all his victims. But his motive remained a mystery.

"How do you get into a mind of a person who is capable of shooting five people that are coworkers?" Tracy said after the arrest. "We don't know what is in (his) mind."

Tracy said Prince's rap sheet included 42 arrests and 15 felony convictions. Prince had a "past history on some criminal cases" with the car lot victim. Tracy added.

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 Arrest records indicate the 35-year-old victim had a violent encounter with Prince, who lived outside Wilmington, more than a year ago. Charges in the case were later dropped.

Tracy said Prince had worked at the granite company for four months and was scheduled to work Wednesday. Gerelmaa Dolgorsuren, the widow of victim Bayarsaikhan Tudev, said her husband was so troubled by Prince's temper that he raised the issue at church prayer sessions.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland said fatalities included Tudev, 53, of Arlington, Va.; Jose Hidalgo Romero, 34, of Aberdeen, Md.; and Enis Mrvoljak, 48, of Dundalk, Md. All worked for the countertop maker, which created a GoFundMe page to raise money for the victims.

"As the AGS family, we are devastated by the loss of our coworkers," the company said in a statement Thursday. "We have worked together with these wonderful people over years in a peaceful setting. The AGS family, our friends, customers, suppliers and community are all lifting up our lost members in our prayers."

Prince was fired from another company, JPS Marble and Granite, earlier this year. His boss at JPS, Philip Siason, tried to get a restraining order.

“He came to see me, cursed and yelled at me about unemployment benefits," Saison testified. "I felt very threatened because he is a big guy and very aggressive on me.”

A judge declined to approve the restraining order, citing insufficient proof.

Tracy said Prince was nabbed Wednesday after a tip led authorities to his unoccupied car, parked near a high school. Law enforcement officials flooded the area, and after a tense, two-hour search, Prince was taken into custody by ATF agents after a brief chase on foot, Tracy said.

“I get chills talking about it because I know what it’s like when we hunt individuals that are desperate, that have caused these types of crimes,” Tracy said.

While fleeing, Prince tossed a handgun that was seized by authorities, Tracy added. It had not been determined whether it was the same gun used in the shootings.

Tracy said Prince's criminal record included burglaries and other crimes. Asked how a man with so many felony convictions was not in prison, Tracy replied: "I sometimes ask that question myself."

Contributing: Esteban Parra, Karl Baker, Xerxes Wilson and Sarika Jagtiani, The (Wilmington) News Journal. The Associated Press