Reporter: Police Shooting in Front of Trayvon Martin Mural in Baltimore
On Sunday, Baltimore police announced on Twitter there had been an officer-involved shooting on the city's west side. According to The Baltimore Sun's Yvonne Wenger, the shooting took place in front of a mural remembering slain teen Trayvon Martin.
Can you see this? Officer-involved shooting in front of Trayvon Martin mural. @baltimoresun pic.twitter.com/mCWge9KQth
— Yvonne Wenger (@yvonnewenger) February 22, 2015
Other photos taken at the scene confirm the incident's eerie setting.
The ghost of Trayvon Martin haunts the scene of Baltimore's latest police involved shooting. pic.twitter.com/T9p92jboav
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) February 22, 2015
Mural of #trayvonmartin looms above officer involved shooting in Baltimore @FOXBaltimore pic.twitter.com/RokoB0vIN7
— Christine Lien (@Christine_Lien) February 22, 2015
Few details about the shooting are currently available, but police say the suspect was taken to an area hospital. The officer involved was reportedly not injured.
UPDATE - 3:20 p.m.: According to independent reporter James MacArthur, police said at a press briefing this afternoon that the shooting occurred during a traffic stop. BPD says officers first tased the suspect before shooting him. Police did not say if the suspect, who is now in critical condition, was armed.
UPDATE - 5:00 p.m.: Col. Garnell Green told The Baltimore Sun that the police investigation is still in its early stages, but offered this information:
"One of our officers initiated a car stop. During that car stop, the suspect got out of his vehicle," Green said. "What happens after that is still under investigation. What I can tell you right now is this: One of our officers did tase the suspect and another officer shot the suspect."
