The armed man shot by Baltimore County officials, the police say, the police say

An armed man died after being shot in Baltimore County in an episode of mental health in Baltimore County on Sunday, May 18.

The shootout occurred around 7:20 p.m. in the 8200 block of the Boundary Street N. Boundary Street near the Patapsco High School, where there was a great police presence.

Robert McCullough, chief of police at Baltimore County, said two officials had fired shots at the man with whom they had an exchange. The police provided help, but the man was declared dead in the hospital.

The community has no threat, said the police.

“We recognized in such incidents, even the person who was the victim or the person who was shot, they have family members and we will empathize with them and there are many people involved,” said McCullough. “We knew that the community felt restless, but this was a very isolated incident and there is no other threat to the community.”

The Department of Independent Investigations (IID) of the Office of the General Prosecutor will examine the shootout, according to the police from Baltimore County.

No officials were injured, the police said.

The latest shootings in which the police were involved in Baltimore

The shootout on Sunday is not the only one that has recently affected law enforcement authorities in Baltimore.

On Thursday, May 15th, the police said that an armed man was injured after he was shot by district officials from Baltimore in Essex. The police said the person refused to drop the knife.

When they tried to get the person to follow, One of the officials fired his gun and hit the armed person, the police said.

On Monday, May 12th, a 26-year-old man was killed During a change of shooting with Baltimore police.

The shootout occurred around 1:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of the York Road. The investigators said the officials turned to Jai Marc Howell, who then ran away.

As officers – three on foot and one in a patrol car – Howell allegedly fired shots on officers. The officers shot back and killed Howell. The police said she found a weapon with an extended magazine on site.

The officials identified as Detective Enger Jimenez, Detective Steven Foster and Detective Tony Tiburzi, who were identified as Detective Tony Tiburzi, were transferred to administrative leave until the examination.

On April 23, A man from whom the police said was armed with bow and arrow was shot by the police in Leeds Avenue in Arbutus.

Two officers met the man, and during the interaction one of the officers shot the man according to the OAG. The officials provided medical help until first aiders arrived and brought the man to a hospital where he died.

An arch and several arrows were recovered from the scene, officials said. No other injuries were reported.

On March 13th, A police officer in Baltimore County And a shooter was injured at a shootout in the parking lot of the Catonsville district.

The police said that the alleged shooter went to the Walker Avenue district building, left and then walked around, where he worked with an officer who pumped the gas.

The police said the suspect, Identified as 27-year-old Andrew BrittA city teacher in Baltimore fired shots at the officer before other officers have returned fire and shot the man.

The officer was brought to shock trauma and days later he was released.

According to police chief McCullough, there were five shootings in 2025 in which police officers from Baltimore County were involved.

“I would like to point out that the number of handguns on the street, the number of handguns that our officers meet are on the street,” said McCullough. “More and more people are armed with handguns or armed with a knife.”

Maryland IID examines the cunning police fees

In Maryland, all police shootings are examined by the IID as a standard protocol.

The IID said it would publish the name of the victim and the officer involved within two days of the shootout, although this schedule could be expanded.

The IID was founded in 2021 as part of several reform laws for police responsibility, according to the office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Since October 2021, IID 71 has been investigating fatal or almost fatal incidents across Maryland. The Baltimore County police concerned eight of these investigations.

Through its investigation, IID can determine whether a police officer's involved should be pursued by the incident that led to the death or violation of a person.

Anyone who has information about the shootout on Wednesday in Baltimore County is asked to call (410) 576-7070 or an email to iid@oag.state.md.us.