A suspect is dead, and another person was hospitalized after a shooting and barricade incident in the Riverside neighborhood late Friday, according to Baltimore Police.
In a release, the department says at 10:52 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of Clement Street for a reported shooting.
When they arrived, officers found a 36-year-old man outside of the residence, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officers rendered aid and requested medical assistance; the victim was taken to a local hospital.
When they were on the scene, officers encountered the suspect, who pointed a firearm at the officers before retreating into the residence and barricading himself inside, according to police.
Members of SWAT, the Hostage Negotiation Team, K-9 and District Detective Units responded to the scene.
After several hours, SWAT officers entered the residence and found the suspect suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
SWAT officers later cleared the residence and recovered a firearm, police said.
The incident remains under investigation.
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