June 5, 2022
SHOOTING IN TOWSON:
According to a press release issued by Baltimore County Police, a Baltimore County Police Officer is recovering after being shot while responding to a call Saturday night.
At approximately 8:40 p.m., officers responded to 500 Virginia Ave. for an unknown trouble call.
When officers arrived, they reported hearing gunfire. As officers investigated the origin of the gunshots, they encountered an armed person exiting an apartment.
That person fired at officers, striking one of them.
Officers returned fire fatally striking the suspect. The subject died at the scene, while the officer was transported to an area hospital.
Inside the apartment the armed subject was seen leaving from, officers discovered an injured person who suffered from a life-threatening injury.
That person was also taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Currently, the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General is investigating this police involved shooting and circumstances surrounding it.
