Police officer shot, suspect dies in South Baltimore

A Baltimore police detective was injured and a suspect died in a shooting Friday evening.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the detective was shot around 10:25 p.m. Friday in the 3400 block of South Hanover Street in Brooklyn.

According to police, several officers were investigating a call “during which an individual shot several victims several times” from a few days ago.

“No one was hit during this call, but (officers) were here talking to an individual that we believed to be the suspect,” Worley said.

Police said officers were speaking with the individual, who was sitting on the steps, when the individual quickly stood up, removed his weapon and an exchange of gunfire took place.

“We don’t know who shot first,” Worley said. “(The suspect) had numerous opportunities to drop his weapon, he could have cooperated, he chose not to. He pointed at our officers and the officers fired, our officers did exactly what they were supposed to do. They are trained.”

Police confirm the slain officer is a detective and was shot in the chest but his protective vest saved his life. Worley said they anticipate the detective will be released from the hospital.

The officers involved are placed on ten-day administrative leave, per protocol, and their body-worn camera video is being reviewed. Police said at least three officers were involved in the shooting.

“We are extremely grateful and grateful that our officer was not seriously injured during this incident,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. “We want to thank him and his fellow officers for doing exactly what they should be doing. There has been a lot of talk about whether our officers are focusing on what they should be focusing on. is what they should have focused on, and they did their job tonight by putting themselves in harm's way because we will continue to focus on people who recklessly use illegal handguns and shoot people and don't. “We will not allow this to be tolerated. We are very grateful to the officers for following up on this incident where several people could have been shot.”

An 11 News crew at the scene observed at least eight evidence markers on the ground in a very large cordoned off area.

The Maryland Attorney General's Office was on scene in conjunction with the Baltimore Police Department. They will release the name of the suspect and the officers involved, pending there are no security concerns, in the coming days.

No further information has been released.