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Fatal Shooting In Anne Arundel Forced 5 Schools To Shelter In Place: Reports
A fatal shooting in Anne Arundel forced five schools to shelter in place. The lockdown is over. Homicide detectives are still investigating.
This story was last updated Thursday at 4:57 p.m.
Police identified the victim after this story's last update. To see the victim's name, read our latest article on this case.
GLEN BURNIE, MD — A fatal shooting drew police to Glen Burnie and forced five nearby schools to shelter in place Thursday afternoon, reports said.
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Officers have not yet identified the adult male victim, who they said died at the scene.
Authorities said the shooting happened in the 400 block of Glen Mar Road.
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Lt. Jacklyn Davis, a spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police Department, said a report of shots fired came in around 12:40 p.m.
At a press conference, Davis said the shooting happened outside an apartment building by the trash bins.
Detectives think the victim and the suspect were having a conversation that escalated until the shots were fired. Police believe this was a targeted shooting, not a random act of violence.
A witness reported seeing a young male running from the scene, Davis said.
Officers announced the shooting on Twitter at 1:04 p.m. Authorities sent a follow-up tweet at 1:25 p.m. announcing that the victim had died and that homicide detectives were on their way to investigate.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools lifted its shelter-in-place orders at 1:50 p.m. Schools then returned to their normal operations.
AACPS said these were the affected schools:
- Old Mill High School
- Old Mill Middle School North
- Old Mill Middle School South
- Rippling Woods Elementary School
- Ruth Eason School
Rippling Woods Elementary is 0.8 miles from where the shooting happened, making it the closest school to the scene.
AACPS said everybody was safe inside their classrooms, but nobody was allowed in or out of the building. Classes continued on their normal schedules inside.
Police asked anybody with information to call the non-emergency number at (410) 222-8610 or the anonymous tip line at (410) 222-4700.
This map shows the area where officers said the shooting happened.
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