Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Kingsville Man Shoots Self, Dies After Police Encounter

A reportedly suicidal man shot himself after a confrontation with police early Sunday in Kingsville, police said.

UPDATE (Aug. 13, 11:27 a.m.)—A Kingsville man died on Sunday afternoon after shooting himself, according to Baltimore County police.

Cpl. Cathy Batton said police responded to a report of a suicidal man in the 12200 block of Kingswood Lane around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 12 and searched the area with the help of a K-9 unit.

At about 2:11 a.m., police found an armed man who pointed his handgun toward police. An officer then fired at the man but did not hit him. The man then shot himself, Batton said.

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The unidentified 35-year-old man was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and died at about 12:30 p.m., Batton said.

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