A man with a gun was holed up in his Essex home Wednesday, shutting down streets in a small part of town through the late morning and afternoon hours.
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Baltimore County Police said they received a call for shots fired on Anthony Avenue in the turkey point area of Essex.
A victim told police he was shot at, but not injured.
Police responded and set up a staging area at Chesapeake High School.The suspect stayed in his home until the the brief barricade situation came to a peaceful close at 3 p.m.
The man was taken to a area hospital for evaluation, and now faces charges of assault.
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