Metro

SEVERNA PARK

Construction worker, 23, electrocuted on job site

A construction worker was electrocuted yesterday while working on a new house in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County officials said.

Police said Won-Ho Kim, 23, of Laurel was moving an aluminum ladder when it tilted backward and hit overhead electrical lines, police said.

He sustained a shock and went into cardiac arrest, said Lt. Frank Fennell, a county Fire Department spokesman.

Kim's co-workers at the house being built in the 700 block of Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. tried to revive him and called 911. Kims heart was not beating when he was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, and he was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m., officials said.

How much electricity was in the power line was not immediately known, officials for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said.

The accident is being investigated by the county Police Department and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, fire officials said.

-- Andrea F. Siegel

BALTIMORE

Man, 22, found fatally shot on apartment complex lot

A 22-year-old man was found fatally shot early Sunday on the parking lot of a Southwest Baltimore apartment complex, and city police were seeking the publics help in identifying the killer.

Responding to a report of a man shot at the Woodington Garden Apartments in the 100 block of Diener Place about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, officers found Damon Antwon Aldridge of the 3400 block of W. Caton Ave. bleeding from multiple wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.

Police also had made no arrest in two other recent slayings.

Vernon Saunders, 41, of the 2100 block of St. Paul St. was found Wednesday afternoon in the 200 block of Herring Court suffering from head and neck injuries inflicted by an unknown weapon.

Police said Saunders died Friday afternoon at Johns Hopkins Hospital without regaining consciousness.

Yesterday, police identified Duane Froneberger Sr., 41, of the 1000 block of Cherry Hill Road, as the man found fatally shot Saturday night in the 2600 block of Giles Road, also in Cherry Hill. Froneberger was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information about the killings was urged to call the homicide squad at 410-396-2100.

--- Richard Irwin

BALTIMORE

City bill would give disabled, elderly break on property tax

Baltimore City Councilman James B. Kraft introduced a bill last night to help protect elderly and disabled homeowners from escalating property taxes.