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Baltimore Police Fatally Shoot Suspect Who Fired at Officers on Eastern Avenue

The Maryland attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division is reviewing the shooting on Eastern Avenue.

Overview

  • Police said they received a 9:15 p.m. call about a person threatened with a gun in the 6800 block of Bank Street.
  • Officers canvassed the area and found a male suspect on a bicycle along Eastern Avenue near the I-95 south exit ramp.
  • The suspect tried to flee and was tackled, then accessed a weapon and fired at officers, according to Commissioner Richard Worley.
  • Two officers returned fire and killed the suspect, and no additional details about injuries to officers were immediately released.
  • Commissioner Worley and the department’s PIO were on scene, and officials noted this is Baltimore’s second police shooting reported in two days.