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Teen Gets Life Sentence For Killing Police Officer In Baltimore County

Dawnta Harris was 16 when the stolen Jeep he was driving ran over Officer Amy Caprio, 29, in the spring of 2018. Harris will be able to seek parole.
Dawnta Harris, who is now 17, was charged as an adult, accused of murdering police officer Amy Caprio in May of 2018.

A Baltimore County judge has sentenced Dawnta Harris to a life term in prison for the murder of police Officer Amy Caprio. Harris was 16 when the stolen Jeep he was driving ran over Caprio, 29, in the spring of 2018.

Within days of Caprio's death, Harris was charged as an adult, facing

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