A Baltimore police officer was wounded in the leg Tuesday while responding to a burglary call, with the gunman fatally shot by another officer. The incident involved a tense standoff where one woman jumped from a window and another was held at gunpoint before the suspect was killed.
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore police officer sustained a leg wound Tuesday afternoon when responding to a burglary report, with the armed suspect fatally shot by a fellow officer, according to city officials.
During the intense standoff, one woman leaped from a window while another was threatened at gunpoint by the man before he was fatally wounded, according to Police Commissioner Richard Worley.
“It was relatively quick because he was firing on our officers,” Worley said.
The wounded officer remains in stable condition at University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Dr. Thomas Scalea commended a “buddy” who quickly applied a tourniquet on scene.
“We’re just so thankful that the officer or any other folks in that neighborhood were not severely harmed,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott told reporters. “Our thoughts are with him and his family, and even the family of the deceased.”
According to Worley, the deceased man had family connections to the residence where the incident occurred.
Authorities have not disclosed the identities of those involved. The Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police, representing the officers, reported that “all involved members are in good spirits.”
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