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| Two Anne Arundel detectives shot while pursuing person of interest, police say | Two Anne Arundel detectives shot while pursuing person of interest, police say |
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| Two Anne Arundel County police detectives were shot Wednesday night by a man they pursued as a person of interest in a homicide investigation that began earlier in the evening, county police officials said early Thursday. | Two Anne Arundel County police detectives were shot Wednesday night by a man they pursued as a person of interest in a homicide investigation that began earlier in the evening, county police officials said early Thursday. |
| The officers were wounded in separate locations miles apart during the pursuit that stretched from inside Baltimore city to more than five miles away in Pasadena, said Sgt. Jacklyn Davis, a police spokeswoman. | The officers were wounded in separate locations miles apart during the pursuit that stretched from inside Baltimore city to more than five miles away in Pasadena, said Sgt. Jacklyn Davis, a police spokeswoman. |
| Both detectives were taken to hospitals where they were described as being in stable condition early Thursday, Davis said. | Both detectives were taken to hospitals where they were described as being in stable condition early Thursday, Davis said. |
| “We’re going to hope and pray with everything we have that they’re going to stay that way,” Davis said. | “We’re going to hope and pray with everything we have that they’re going to stay that way,” Davis said. |
| The shootings followed a death investigation that began in the 600 block of Newfield Road in Glen Burnie early Wednesday evening. Police discovered a dead person who had sustained at least one gunshot wound inside a residence, Davis said. | The shootings followed a death investigation that began in the 600 block of Newfield Road in Glen Burnie early Wednesday evening. Police discovered a dead person who had sustained at least one gunshot wound inside a residence, Davis said. |
| As detectives investigated the death, they developed a person of interest whom they later tried to detain during a traffic stop near a Royal Farms convenience store just inside Baltimore City, Davis said. The man police attempted to stop fired on detectives, wounding one. | |
| The wounded detective stopped pursuing the man to seek medical attention, Davis said. | The wounded detective stopped pursuing the man to seek medical attention, Davis said. |
| A second detective continued the chase southeast into the Stoney Beach community in Anne Arundel, where the detective and the man exchanged gunfire, Davis said. | A second detective continued the chase southeast into the Stoney Beach community in Anne Arundel, where the detective and the man exchanged gunfire, Davis said. |
| The detective was wounded at that scene. The person of interest fled from the car and escaped on foot. | The detective was wounded at that scene. The person of interest fled from the car and escaped on foot. |
| Police officials warned residents to stay indoors and considered the man to be armed and dangerous, though officials stopped short of naming him as a suspect in the earlier death. | Police officials warned residents to stay indoors and considered the man to be armed and dangerous, though officials stopped short of naming him as a suspect in the earlier death. |
| Officials said they were searching for a white male, about six-feet tall, possibly with neck tattoos and bare feet, Davis said. No further details were available early Thursday. | Officials said they were searching for a white male, about six-feet tall, possibly with neck tattoos and bare feet, Davis said. No further details were available early Thursday. |
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