A police shooting in West Baltimore shut down a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday afternoon, drawing more than a dozen cruisers, crime scene tape and a heavy law enforcement presence.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3 said its president, Mike Mancuso, and the union’s attorneys were heading to the scene. Officials don’t believe any officers were injured.
Over a dozen police cruisers blocked off Pennsylvania Avenue, and yellow tape wrapped across the street up to the New Chicken Runner store and the Upton metro station. Kids rode their bikes and groups of people strolled about in the drizzle and cool winds.
Several people expressed frustration — some about their commutes being detoured, others about someone being shot in The Avenue Market’s parking lot. That part of “the Avenue” was sectioned off with red tape.
CityLink Lime is operating on a temporary detour in both directions until 9 p.m. due to police activity at Pennsylvania Avenue and Presstman Street, the Maryland Transit Administration said.
James Moses, a spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department, said the incident is still unfolding and they had no additional information to share.
Mayor Brandon Scott canceled a Gun Violence Reduction Strategy press conference scheduled for this afternoon to announce the expansion of safety measures in the Northern District.
“Due to the developing incident in the Western District, which is diverting Mayor’s Office and law enforcement focus, today’s press conference will be rescheduled to a later date,” Scott said in an email.

The Baltimore Police Department has shot five people this year; three shootings were fatal and two were were not. The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division investigates all police shootings in the state.
The most recent was on March 10, when Baltimore Police officers shot and killed a 33-year-old man who was holding his grandmother hostage in her Park Heights Avenue home, according to dispatcher audio. Another took place in February, when police shot Dwight Hawkins outside a store near his family’s home in the Belair-Edison neighborhood.
Last year, Baltimore Police were involved in four people’s deaths: Jai Marc Howell, Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, Pytorcarcha Brooks and Dontae Melton.
This is a developing story.





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