An unauthorized  block party at the Riverview Gardens apartments and the 500 block of High Street in Denton,  and two separate shootings caused multiple injuries Friday night.  500 to 600 people were reportedly present at the party.  One person was injured by a “grazing gunshot wound to the head,” police said, and several others were injured likely from falling while fleeing the area.  Twenty-eight officers were on scene and it took several hours to break up the gathering.  At least one person was arrested, 21-year-old Zaquan Johns, of Hurlock,  after he fired a handgun and ran from police before being apprehended.  Around the time police arrested Johns, officers reported additional gunfire. Video shows two people “appeared to be shooting at one another.”  Investigations into the shootings and the gathering itself are active. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Denton Police Department .  

A Maryland woman has been charged for allegedly fabricating a sexual assault allegation reported earlier this month.  According to the Laurel Police Department, detectives began investigating on June 4 after patrol officers responded to a reported sexual assault. Officers made contact with the alleged victim, identified as Alexis Hawkins, 21, of Centreville, Maryland, who told investigators she had been sexually assaulted by a man earlier that day and was receiving treatment.  Detectives later found evidence they say contradicted Hawkins’ account. According to police, surveillance footage and electronic communications were inconsistent with the allegation and additional investigative findings further disproved the claim.  Based on the investigation, Hawkins was arrested and charged with providing a false statement to law enforcement, and falsely reporting a criminal incident.  She was arraigned and given a $1,500 secured bond and transported to Sussex Correctional Institution.-