Will the FBI Get Justice For Detective Sean Suiter??

I'm just another "armchair" detective/citizen who thinks the explanation into the circumstances surrounding Detective Sean Suiter's murder by a "random suspicious man" just doesn't pass the smell test.  There's a lot more to what happened in that vacant lot that I'm certain one day we will hear about.  Depending on who is involved and how intimidated those with the knowledge are, it may take a while.  But eventually the truth comes out.  I would be completely surprised if this were just another random crime.  There were too many things happening around Det. Suiter's life at the time of this incident. He was on the force for 18 years, and he gets murdered with his own weapon ONE DAY BEFORE his expected Federal Grand Jury testimony?  I mean come on.  You'd have to be completely naive to believe the Commissioner's assurances that the two are not connected.

Perhaps after the ugly ugly Freddie Gray incident, the Commissioner feels he has to protect the "integrity" of the Baltimore Police Department. The mere scope of what has been uncovered and the KNOWN number of law enforcement employees involved is staggering in itself.  To be tied so closely to a known criminal enterprise like the Shropshire Group has to be an embarrassment that won't easily be forgotten. I'm wondering how many cases will have to be re-tried, how many convictions overturned etc. because of the integrity of the officers involved with crime scenes and evidence removal?  When you know you have at least one officer planting heroin inside a car, who knows what else they would be willing to do. I don't know that murder is on that list, but I'm not ruling it out.

Now, according to the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and Commissioner Davis are battling over whose idea it was to get the FBI involved in this case.  The Mayor says Davis only conceded because City Councilman Bernard Jack Young suggested they needed outside involvement and the FBI was a natural and neutral choice.  Davis says he was already considering the FBI before the Councilman's suggestion and the Mayor wants some credit for the suggestion as well.  What a bunch of children.  Seems to me (an outsider ) that the commish may have been a little afraid of what would be uncovered and that he wouldn't find out in time to put a spin on it.  How far up does the corruption go?  Even if you take the murder out of the equation, the corruption itself damages the entire BPD and it's reputation and it will be hard to overcome all of the allegations that will follow.  Once you've opened Pandora's box, watch out!!

All of the aforementioned city officials have been in contact with Det. Suiter's widow, which is commendable but I can't help but feel they are all in competition with each other instead of working together to find the real killer.  I want to see an actual re enactment of what went down in that vacant lot.  Has that been done, and if so - why the hell not?  It's easy enough to do.  The crime scene area may have surveillance cameras because it was known to be a dangerous neighborhood.  In fact, Suiter and his partner that day were said to be "canvasing" for leads for a triple homicide that occurred last December in that area.  

Commissioner Davis has already contradicted himself on several occasions about this incident.  He initially told the media there was a "brief but violent" struggle between Suiter and his assailant as the unknown subject managed to get Suiter's police issued gun out of it's holster - something I'm told is very difficult to do.  Later, the commish said there was nothing to indicate a struggle, and that's when the suicide possibility came out.  That was unbelievable to me - how could he do that to the Suiter family?  How would that even play out?  Suiter and partner approach suspicious man, Suiter hands him his gun and asks him to shoot him in the head?  Or they approach and Suiter takes the gun out and shoots himself in front of the unknown suspicious man.  Neither theory makes sense at all.  That sounds so desperate that it makes me a very suspicious lady!  I'd better steer clear of any vacant lots.

Take the suicide theory off the table right now.  If it was suicide, suspicious unknown subject is a witness and so is the partner.  As far as I know neither has come forward with any mention of suicide.  Big error on the commish's part. Why is he so desperate to point everything away from the next day Federal Grand Jury testimony?  It seems like the obvious place to start.  There are a lot of people in the BPD indicted, and there may be many more we don't even know about.  Then there's the Shropshire organization.  Are they looking hard at them?  After all, they control the heroin distribution in the Baltimore area.  That's their area to protect.

The Baltimore Sun has the full transcript of Commissioner Davis press conference held on Friday.  In it, he mentions "in fact the FBI, ATF, and DEA have all been embedded into the investigation from the very beginning".  Is that true?  He also acknowledges that "Detective Suiter was scheduled to appear before a Federal Grand Jury the day after he was killed pursuant to his knowledge of facts regarding a 2010 crime indicted just yesterday as part of the "Broken Boundaries" corruption investigation".  He further stated that he was informed that Detective Suiter was never a target of the corruption investigation and there was no information to connect his murder to the upcoming testimony.  Of course he's going to say that but how can he really? I'd imagine there are a ton of people who need to be interrogated.  Someone in the Baltimore PD knows something - there must be a connection.

A reporter then asked him about his comments about a physical confrontation and potentially a self inflicted gunshot wound.  He/she asked him to comment on that angle of the investigation but he would not.  Instead, he said they will go where the evidence leads them.  The FBI is trying to enhance a 2-3 second radio transmission from Det. Suiter that is unintelligible - when he was found, he still had the radio in his hand.  Hard to kill yourself while calling in a distress call.  Suicide.  I still can't get over that suggestion!  Seems ridiculous when you look at the entire scene doesn't it?  

Reporters asked other questions, but the answers are what we've been hearing all along.  There was no DNA evidence or fingerprints found on Suiter's gun. They do know he was shot with his own weapon, so who took the time to wipe it clean or did the killer wear gloves?  Commissioner Davis said it's not unusual to not have DNA evidence or fingerprints on these types of cases.  Ugh.  If there was a struggle and Suiter's clothes were disrupted in some way, wouldn't there be a chance of touch DNA?  Again, maybe the unknown suspicious vacant lot man was wearing gloves.  But I don't buy that Suiter's partner for the day could not provide a detailed description of the man who killed his fellow officer.  Too many things go not add up, and that's where all the problems begin.

This is not going to go away.  People out there care.  I care, and I don't live anywhere near Baltimore - in fact, I'm in California!  But Detective Suiter gave the Baltimore PD 18 years of his life, he was a married man with five children and did not deserve to be shot with his own weapon in a vacant lot.  It angers me because I truly feel he was killed for something he knew.  If that's true, the police share the blame for his death.  Here is a link to the whole press conference: 

 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-transcript-bpd-update-20171201-story.html

We are going to keep digging until the truth is revealed. Detective Suiter deserves justice and so does his family.  Check back for updates because I'll be following this until it's resolved.  Have a great week!

Baltimore City Councilman Urges FBI to Take Over Investigation into Murder of Det. Sean Suiter

(Washington Post) Sean Suiter's funeral

(WBAL Baltimore) Sean Suiter's funeral

Finally some common sense is coming out of Baltimore. Baltimore City Council President Jack Young and City Council Member Brandon Scott are calling for the FBI to officially take over the investigation into the murder of 18 year veteran Detective Sean Suiter.  As has been reported, the Baltimore PD is under heavy scrutiny over the Federal Grand Jury indictment of 8 officers on their "Elite" gun trace task force.  This would absolutely be the right thing to do, to have an outside entity working this case.  The Baltimore PD is far too close to every aspect of this case.  It could make the entire department look incompetent and there would be cries of a cover up.

I can only imagine how many cases in the system are going to be tainted due to the alleged activities of these trusted officers - if they are found guilty of planting evidence, conducting illegal searches and things of that nature, how many re trials will be needed to ensure there aren't innocent people sitting in jail right now?  How many lawsuits will Baltimore PD have filed against them? This kind of widespread conspiracy involving so many trusted veteran officers could have ripple effects we cannot even imagine.  This story is about the ambush murder of an innocent law enforcement detective but it's about so much more.  They need to catch Sean Suiter's killer fast.  The cards should fall fairly quickly once they do.  I'd be really surprised if the killer was not someone associated in some way with the indictment or the Shropshire group.  They stand to lose a lot of money if their alleged drug operations are no longer protected by those on the take.

The fact that the police commissioner is so vocal about his assurance that Detective Suiter's murder was just another random act of violence does not sit well with me.  How could he possibly come to that conclusion this quickly?  I understand he's protecting his job, it's politics as usual.  But Sean Suiter had a wife and five children who deserve the truth.  And I have a feeling they will get it.  Other than the indicted officers, there have got to be good law enforcement officers out there and they hear things.  They do the right thing.  They are not all corrupt.j

It's unclear what Suiter knew and what his testimony was expected to include. One thing we do know is he was previously "set up" by fellow officer Kevin Jenkins for an incident in 2010 in which Jenkins planted "a cache" of heroin in a car and set it up for Suiter to make the discovery of the planted drugs.  Suiter was in no way involved in the planting of evidence.  He was however going to be testifying to that incident.  I believe Jenkins was a Sgt. at the time  and get this....he was the supervisor of the task force!  It's amazing to me that some oft these alleged co conspirators were higher ranking than the average officer which makes me wonder exactly how long this kind of thing has been going on?

It's very difficult to get over public mistrust of an entire police department. Just ask Los Angeles or another department that has gone through something similar. When there are allegations of citizens being robbed by those paid to protect them, we have a real problem. What comes out of the indictments in court is sure to cause some genuine anger.  And it should.  I just read about a police chase in which in 2016, Jenkins and Rayam started a high speed chase after a suspect who they saw throw more than 9 ounces of cocaine out of the window before crashing the car.  The officers retrieved the drugs, kept them, sold or had them sold and shared in the proceeds.  This is the kind of thing that was happening frequently with these crooked officers.

Rayam has already plead guilty to his charges and is reportedly cooperating with authorities.  Will he end up the next "random victim" or will we hear about a sad suicide in federal prison?  I'd be REAL careful if I were Mr. Rayam.  The indicted officers have a lot to lose - basically everything they have worked for their entire careers. Police officers protect their pensions like a pit bull.  Just ask Drew Peterson.  They don't want anyone getting their hands on their pensions. They also have jobs and reputations that could end in shambles, prison time and perhaps a few divorces or break ups over this illicit activity. They have A LOT to lose.  You can't tell me you believe these officers are incapable of carrying out this type of murder of one of their own?  If that one of their own is set to testify against them, you better believe it.  

There is likely some form of corruption in police departments around the country. But of this scope and scale is very unusual.  For it to go undetected while officers openly were associating with a known drug organization(Shropshire).  I have been looking for a way to attach the entire PDF file of the indictment to this post but apparently there isn't a way.  You can't simply cut/paste either.  It's too much material to review here in one post but you should read it if you want to really know what these guys were into. I makes e believe they are fully capable of setting up an ambush killing of another officer.

I may be wrong, and if I am I'm sorry to the indicted officers.  Everything points to conspiracy and not a random shooting in my eyes.  This is the same city where Freddie Gray died in custody under suspicious circumstances. The citizens of Baltimore and around the globe were outraged when the charges were dropped against the officers involved.  Not one single officer was arrested or served time.  Baltimore cannot handle another case being swept under the rug - there very well could be mutiny if this happens.

I will continue to try to find a way to ink the indictment to this blog so you can read the entire 28 page document and make up your own mind.  I know I will be following this investigation through it's conclusion, regardless of how long that may take.  Detective Suiter deserved more. I truly believe he was killed for being an honest cop not willing to cover for the thugs in the gun trace task force and the Shropshire drug organization.  RIP Sean Suiter. We won't stop putting pressure on law enforcement until the truth has been heard.