Baltimore, MD – A member of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) was shot while serving an arrest warrant in west Baltimore early on Thursday morning.
The attack occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 4 in the 1400-block of North Mount Street, WTTG reported.
Baltimore police said the suspect opened fire and hit the marshal, who then returned fire, WBAL reported.
The suspect died during the exchange of gunfire, according to police.
The wounded marshal was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in unknown condition, according to multiple news outlets.
Baltimore Police Department homicide units and a heavy USMS presence was on the scene of the shooting on Thursday morning, WBAL reported.
Confirmed: member of the U.S. Marshals shot while serving arrest warrant in the 1400 block of N. Mount Street
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 4, 2021
Traffic around the scene has been shut down for several blocks.
BREAKING from our sister station @FOXBaltimore: A U.S. Marshal has been shot in Baltimore while serving an arrest warrant. This is a developing story. @FOXNashville #LiveDesk https://t.co/6hAdQr5z7W
— Sara Small FOX17 (@SaraSmallTV) February 4, 2021
UPDATE from Baltimore: Our sister station @FOXBaltimore reports the U.S. Marshal shot this morning is at a local hospital. It's unknown how they're doing. The person law enforcement was looking for has died. @FOXNashville #LiveDesk pic.twitter.com/mNS8oVEGVM
— Sara Small FOX17 (@SaraSmallTV) February 4, 2021
A U.S. Marshal was shot here in west Baltimore this morning while serving an arrest warrant, @BaltimorePolice say. The Marshal was shot here in the 1400 block of N. Mount Street and did return fire, killing the suspect. The Marshal was rushed to @shocktrauma pic.twitter.com/viKOY8YlUG
— Scott Wykoff (@ScottWykoffWBAL) February 4, 2021
BREAKING: more details coming soon of U.S Marshal shot this morning in Maryland https://t.co/wMywjJe0D4
— Liz Cooper (@LizCooperABC15) February 4, 2021
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