BALTIMORE — A suspect is in custody, and a police officer was treated for injuries Wednesday following a foot pursuit in West Baltimore.
Officers responded to the 2000 block of North Bentalou Street at 3:59 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
At the scene, police learned the victim, a 23-year-old man, was taken to an area hospital by family members for gunshot wounds to his arm.
Officers arrested 56-year-old Michael Thornton of Baltimore County after a brief foot chase that left one officer with a minor hand injury.
Thornton is now charged with attempted murder and handgun violations.
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