Officers Shoot Man at Maryland Park-And-Ride

A Myersville, Md., man was in critical condition Sunday evening at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after he pointed his gun at two police officers and the officers fired their weapons, authorities said.

The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. at the park and ride at Mapleville Road and Interstate 70, authorities said. The park and ride is between Smithsburg and Boonsboro.

Washington County Sheriff Douglas Mullendore said the man, James Jacob Jardina, 45, was shot at least twice, in the upper torso and hip areas. He had surgery earlier Sunday morning, Mullendore said.

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