TOWSON, MD—An officer with the Baltimore County Police Department is recovering after being shot while responding to a call in Towson on Saturday night.
At just before 8:45 p.m., officers responded to 500 Virginia Avenue for a “trouble call,” according to police. 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 and fatally stuck the suspect. The subject died at the scene, while the officer was transported to an area hospital.
Inside the apartment, officers found 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.
— County Executive Johnny Olszewski (@BaltCoExec) June 5, 2022
