PARKVILLE, Md. — Motorists passing through the intersection of Putty Hill Avenue and Avondale Road dialed 911 on Monday morning reporting an armed man in the area.
As officers arrived on the scene, other witnesses pointed police in his direction.
“Officers encountered that subject here along White Marsh Boulevard,” said Joy Stewart of the Baltimore County Police Department, “During that encounter, one officer did discharge his departmental-issued weapon striking the subject.”
Police involved shooting shuts down portion of White Marsh Boulevard
Hours after the incident, police revealed the suspect was carrying a BB rifle.
The officer who shot him used a department-issued rifle, although it's unclear whether the man was given orders to drop the weapon.
“That remains part of our investigation at this point," said Stewart. "We’ll be able to provide some additional details as to the interaction between our officer and this subject at a later time.”
One piece of information police did provide is the suspect didn't fire his weapon.
Photos from the scene of a Monday morning police involved shooting off White Marsh and Walther Boulevards
Paramedics took the wounded man to an area hospital, where he’s expected to survive.
“We are asking anyone who may have been in this area and saw something to please contact us at 410-887-4636,” added Stewart.
As with most police-involved shootings, police have notified the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division, which may be why they initially released few details of the encounter.
