Shelter-In-Place For Baltimore Neighborhood, Search For Gunman Who Killed Officer Continues

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A shelter-in-place is in effect for an entire neighborhood of west Baltimore as police continue their search for a gunman who shot and killed a detective Wednesday afternoon.

This shelter-in-place means no one is allowed to come into the Harlem Park neighborhood and no one is allowed out until everything is cleared. The order even applied to a school bus, as a driver was told Thursday morning to turn around at the police perimeter.  

Also Thursday morning, police were using megaphones at the scene to try and track down the shooter. Officers have been in the neighborhood since Wednesday at dusk, looking for the suspect from the air and from the ground.

The shooting happened on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. on the 900 Block of Bennett Place while the detective was investigating a murder in the neighborhood with a partner.

When he approached a suspicious man, the man opened fire, police say. The officer was shot in the head. He was then taken to Shock Trauma where he died. The officer is an 18-year veteran of the force. He is also a father of five.

There is a $69,000 reward for information that leads to the shooter’s arrest.

Shelter-In-Place For Baltimore Neighborhood, Search For Gunman Who Killed Officer Continues

6 thoughts on “Shelter-In-Place For Baltimore Neighborhood, Search For Gunman Who Killed Officer Continues

  1. “..A shelter-in-place is in effect for an entire neighborhood of west Baltimore..”

    “..This shelter-in-place means no one is allowed to come into the Harlem Park neighborhood and no one is allowed out until everything is cleared. The order even applied to a school bus,..”

    Where did the police, or anybody else for that matter, get the authority to decide that everyone has to stay in their houses like prisoners?

    The first time I recall this happening was after the Boston marathon false-flag bombing, and since then this “shelter in place” order has been issued several times.

    I guess something becomes law as soon as it’s given a nice-sounding name (like “shelter” instead of “imprison”) and the sheep agree to abide by it.

  2. It is meant to put pressure (extortion and loss of freedoms) on the neighborhood, to identify and turn in the suspect. The shooter; like most HEROES; is probably a modest man, and doesn’t see himself as a Hero. ” I’m no Hero; I just did what anyone else would have done”; we hear that a lot. He doesn’t want all the hassles the media brings, and tries to take credit for his good deeds. That’s why he hasn’t stepped forward. I don’t blame him.

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