Dec. 25—CUMBERLAND — Police continue to investigate the murder of a city man found dead in the parking garage on Frederick Street early Sunday.
Cumberland Police Chief Chuck Ternent said Todd Ellsworth Adams, 42, was found in the parking garage with apparent injuries just after 1:30 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.
After an autopsy, the death was ruled a homicide.
“Mr. Adams was well known downtown and stood out because he had a prosthetic leg,” Ternent said. “We are particularly interested in speaking to anyone who was with him or saw him walking through the city on Saturday prior to the discovery of his death.”
Ternent said Adams was known to frequent the downtown area, especially among the homeless and the resources that helped them.
“Mr. Adams has a family that has been notified of his death and is grieving, concerned and cooperating with the investigation,” Ternent said. “We hope we can do them justice by helping them understand what happened to Todd and provide them with closure.”
Adams’ death was the city’s second homicide of 2024. The first was the killing of 38-year-old Celina Smith in South Cumberland on June 30. City resident Kaleb York was arrested for that crime.
The investigation is being conducted by city police and the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cumberland Police Department at 301-777-1600 or via Facebook; the C3I unit at 301-777-0326; or Allegany/Mineral Counties CrimeSolvers at https://www.allegany-mineralcountycrimesolvers.com/tip/.
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