Shooting reported in Essex

UPDATE: Police have arrested and identified the suspect responsible for this shooting – click here for details. Original story below. —— Police are on the scene of a Tuesday night shooting in Essex. At about 9:45 p.m., officers responded to Torhat Court (21221) for a report of shots fired. At the scene, paramedics found that an adult male had been […]

Shooting reported in Essex

Police in Baltimore County are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting in Essex. Authorities learned of the shooting after the victim was driven to an area hospital by a friend. Detectives have determined that the victim, a 24-year-old man, was in a parking lot in the 1100-block of Punjab Drive (21221) at just before 6 p.m. when he was approached by […]

School resource officer fatally shoots himself at Eastern Tech

A resource officer at a Baltimore County school reportedly took his own life on Monday. Police responded to Eastern Technical High School at around 1:30 p.m. after faculty members heard what sounded like a gunshot. Upon arrival, authorities found Officer Joseph Comegna inside the SRO office at the school. The officer had sustained what police surmise was a self-inflicted gunshot […]

Afterschool, evening activities cancelled at Eastern Tech following ‘medical emergency’ incident

UPDATE: Police now confirm that the SRO fatally shot himself – details here. Original story below… —— All afterschool and evening activities were cancelled at Eastern Technical High School on Monday following a “medical emergency.” At about 1:30 p.m., the Baltimore County Police Department said that officers responded to the school following a report of a medical emergency involving the […]

Woman shot in Middle River

Police in Baltimore are on the scene investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting in Middle River. At just after 2:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1500-block of Dornton Avenue (21220) for a report of a woman shot inside a home. The adult woman suffered at least one gunshot wound to an extremity and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. She is expected […]

OFFICER DOWN: Police officer struck by vehicle near Parkville, suspect shots

UPDATE 2: Police now confirm that the suspect, 28-year-old Derrick Alexander Sellman, of the 2300-block Walshire Avenue (21214), has died. The police officer has been released from the hospital. UPDATE: There are no confirmed fatalities at this time. The police officer who was struck was working as a security guard at the Parkway Crossing shopping center at the time of the […]