Updated: Shooting in Urbana leads to charges for Frederick Man; no injuries reported

A Frederick man is facing criminal charges after police say he fired multiple gunshots out of a single-family home in Urbana on Friday morning. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

Adrienne Mendoza Milam, 48, is currently in custody, according to a press release from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. The agency has filed an arrest warrant charging Milam with the following:

* Three counts of reckless endangerment

* Firearm possession by a convicted felon

* Illegal possession of a regulated firearm

* Illegal possession of ammunition

* Possession of controlled dangerous substances with a firearm

* Violation of an Extreme Risk Protective Order

According to online court records, Milam was convicted in 2002 of possession of narcotics with intent to distribute. Court records pertaining to Extreme Risk Protective Orders are not public.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 3800 block of Braveheart Drive for an unknown emergency.

When deputies arrived, they heard multiple gun shots coming from inside the house, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.

Deputies were able to establish that Milam was the sole occupant of the house and the person who had called for service. Online court records indicate that the house was his primary residence as of last month.

According to the press release, police established a perimeter around the house to prevent Milam from leaving. He was taken into custody approximately an hour after police arrived at the scene.

Captain Brian Woodward, commander of the sheriff’s office’s patrol operations, said in an interview near the scene on Friday that no law enforcement officers fired their weapons during the incident.

Urbana Shooting

Investigators take photos of a house that had what appeared to be bullet holes on the exterior of the home on Braveheart Drive. A man was taken into custody following a shooting on the street on Friday. The suspect is in custody and no one was injured in the incident.

A crisis negotiator responded to the scene, Woodward said. The agency’s SWAT team was also called to the scene, but police were able to talk Milam into exiting the house before the SWAT team arrived.

Once Milam was in custody, the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue services conducted a precautionary check before transporting him to Frederick Health Hospital for an emergency evaluation.

As of approximately 6 p.m., Milam was still in the hospital, according to the press release.

Tim Clarke, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, did not respond to questions on Friday afternoon about where in the house the shots were fired from, whether the shots were fired at the responding deputies.

Clarke also did not indicate whether any residences in the neighborhood were hit by gunfire.

Police could be seen collecting evidence in and around houses in the 3800 block of the street, including one house which appeared to have at least two bullet holes in the siding.

A man who answered the door at that house, but who declined to provide his name, said he did not see or hear anything during the incident.

Urbana Shooting

An investigator leans through the window of a house that had what appeared to be bullet holes on the exterior of the home on Braveheart Drive after a suspect was taken into custody following a shooting on the street on Friday.

A woman who answered the door of a house across the street said she heard gunshots, but declined to share her name or elaborate further.

The Frederick County Division of Emergency Management used reverse 911 technology to inform residents about the incident and request that people remain clear of the area, according to the press release.

Braveheart Drive, a portion of which backs up onto Fingerboard Road, was closed for approximately two hours after the suspect was taken into custody.

Emily Thornett, a lifeguard at the Urbana Highlands HOA Pool near the area of the shooting, said during a phone interview that she saw more than five police cars across the street from the pool clubhouse.

She said she was coming in for work a little after 10 a.m. when a fire truck arrived and fire personnel told her to go inside.

Gloria Boice, who said she lives close by, said she did not realize what was going on until she received a text notification about the active shooter situation.

“I just noticed there was a lot of traffic coming down my street,” Boice said. “It’s usually a very quiet neighborhood.”