Crime & Safety
Gunman Emerges from Crowd, Shoots Off-Duty Officer
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
An off-duty Baltimore County Police Department officer was shot twice in the Overlea area Sunday morning after a gunman emerged from a crowd.
At 3:24 a.m. police found the officer, suffering from two gunshot wounds, at Dale Avenue and Danwood Road, according to a report from Baltimore County police.
Police found out that a "large group of people" had been blocking the street, and that the off-duty officer had "stopped his vehicle and asked them to move so he could pass," the report states.
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"A male emerged from the crowd with a gun and fired several shots into the victim's car, striking him twice," it states.
The officer was taken to Shock Trauma with non-life threatening injuries, and was released.
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"Investigators believe that the incident was random and the officer was not targeted," the news release states.
Police had investigated an earlier incident in that area.
At 3:17 a.m. they went to Dale and Kenwood avenues for the report of a fight.
Police continue to investigate. To report information, call Baltimore County police at 410-307-2020.
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