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Sunday, May 01, 2016

Officer Involved Shooting In Baltimore


Officer Involved Shooting

Unit block of Aisquith Street

On April 27, 2016, at approximately 4:10pm, two Baltimore Police Officers were in the area of Aisquith Street and Baltimore Street when they observed a male with a handgun. The officers began to chase the suspect on foot and at the conclusion of the chase a shooting occurred. The suspect, a 13-year old male, was transported to an area hospital for treatment with non-life threatening injuries. The officers were not injured during the incident.

Investigators from our Special Investigation Response Team were called to the scene and are investigating the circumstances around this incident. A replica handgun was recovered from the scene which is pictured below.

14 comments:

Concerned Retiree said...

No red on end barrel. So how was the Police to know it was not a deadly firearm. The crime should be charged and prosecuted as a real firearm.

Anonymous said...

The kid ran. It doesn't say he brandished or pointed the gun.

He ran, and got shot.

Just like the traffic stop with the run through the park. Toss a taser next to him and call it a day.

If someone is running away, deadly force is NOT an option MAYBE he just "gets away".

Anonymous said...

Actually, it doesn't say the gun wasn't pointed. All it says is"at the conclusion of the chase." And actually, in some circumstances, deadly force IS justified against a fleeing person. There is not enough information in this article to say either way.

Anonymous said...

True that!

Anonymous said...

It says the police SAW HIM WITH THE GUN. Should they just drive off and let a 13 yr old with a gun walk the streets? Why did he run? He ran because he knew he was in trouble.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Concerned Retiree said...
No red on end barrel. So how was the Police to know it was not a deadly firearm. The crime should be charged and prosecuted as a real firearm.

April 27, 2016 at 7:51 PM

Then they also take the real weapon and dip the front of the barrel tip in red paint.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
The kid ran. It doesn't say he brandished or pointed the gun.

He ran, and got shot.

Just like the traffic stop with the run through the park. Toss a taser next to him and call it a day.

If someone is running away, deadly force is NOT an option MAYBE he just "gets away".

April 27, 2016 at 8:33 PM

I smell a cop hater and he stinks!

Anonymous said...


Prayers for The Thin Blue Line

Thank you for doing the job

Anonymous said...

The most important question is-Was the kid black and the cop white? That's all that seems to matter in obamas America.

Anonymous said...

absolutele correct 731,if that is the case, momma is gonna be rich real soon and the md. lottery is in for a windfall

Anonymous said...

That gun is fake, not real as in shooting bullets... Maybe a pellet gun or plastic...

Anonymous said...

I agree with 9:25 why did he run if he was innocent. I have grandsons and they don't run from police when they are carrying a play gun because they know they did nothing wrong. He should have stopped and just let the police see the gun how were they to know it wasn't real and that he wasn't going to use it on them or someone else if he already hadn't.

Anonymous said...

Can someone please teach these cops some marksmanship?

retired cop said...

I say pretty good shooting, have you ever tried to hit a running target?