A Gunman Closes 295, Rezoning and a Firefighter Is Hit By A Car

The Fourth of July passed by in a bang and things were back to normal relatively quickly, especially for police officers and firefighters near the Severn area. 

Last week, local law enforcement officers and emergency personel were quickly needed in that shut down Maryland Route 295 for about three hours. Around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, police were informed about a man with a shotgun on the southbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the area of Interstate 195. 

Officers worked quickly to attempt to locate the suspect and sought the public's help in identifying the man with the gun, who was . 

Police are still investigating the identity of the gunman from last week's incident.

Danger Zone

Despite claims that many of the zoning changes are poor planning and not in line with the county’s vision, the Anne Arundel County County passed all zoning proposals for Districts 6 and 7 .

Councilman Jerry Walker (R-7th District) alone proposed 11 amendments to zoning changes and advocated for more dense commercial zoning in several areas of his district.

Hit On the Job

Not only was there a vicious fire on Telegraph Road that caused around $150,000 worth of damage, a firefighter was while he battled the flames. 

One of Severn's most driven roads was shut down due to the fire that required assistance from departments in Severn, Odenton and BWI Thurgood Marshall International Aiport. However, in a follow up to the incident, Patch learned one of the firemen was struck by a car while working the fire.

Capt. James Rostek of the Anne Arunel County Fire Department said the man was not taken to receive medical care, and that he went to Baltimore Washington Medical Center the next day.

Initially reported by Patch, we were notified of the incident by a woman on Facebook who claimed it was her husband that was struck by the vehicle.