UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a Maryland police station in an attempt to provoke officers to kill him has been charged with second-degree murder, police and prosecutors said Wednesday.
Michael Ford, 22, is facing 25 charges, also including attempted murder and conspiracy, in the shootout Sunday afternoon outside a police station in Landover, a Washington suburb. Several police officers returned fire after Ford started shooting, police said, and Officer Jacai Colson, who arrived at the scene in plain clothes and an unmarked car, was struck and killed by friendly fire.
If you're tempted to raise a glass in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, you might want to hold off toasting with that pint of Guinness.
While the famous ale has been marketed as a classic signature of Ireland, and its Guinness Storehouse is one of the most popular tourist sites in Dublin, as a matter of national history, the brewers of Guinness had little to do with Irish nationalism and more than a little to do with frustrating the dreams of Irish independence from Britain.
