Baltimore Police officers fatally shoot man after hourslong standoff

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Baltimore Police officers shot and killed a man after an exchange of gunfire early Monday, officials said.

Officers were called to a home in the 6000 block of Alta Ave. in Northeast Baltimore around 9:13 p.m. Sunday for an assault. Police encountered a man who they believed was armed and possibly having a behavioral health crisis, according to Deputy Commissioner Sheree Briscoe.

Police negotiators were brought in and made contact with the man. Two people were evacuated from the home. It’s unclear if anyone else was inside during the shooting.

Briscoe said the man came to the door and opened fire on police officers who fired back, killing him, around 3 a.m.

No officers were injured.

“We are grateful that more individuals were not hurt — individuals in the home, other neighbors or police officers,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at the scene. “We will continue to make sure that this investigation is happening with the appropriate pace and attention. We just ask that the entire city wrap their arms around this neighborhood and this family.”

Adrienne Breidenstine, vice president of policy and communications for Behavioral Health System Baltimore, said that Baltimore Crisis Response Inc.’s crisis response team did not respond to the scene because the man was said to be armed and potentially have taken hostages.

The organization’s crisis response team operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is available for officers to call to assist with incidents involving behavioral health crises.

Additionally, the Baltimore Police Department’s internal crisis response team — which consists of five specially trained police officers and one social worker — was unavailable to respond to the call because it operates from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. The department is currently training all of its officers in crisis intervention techniques.

Breidenstine added that the SWAT team called in to handle the situation had additional training on handling behavioral health crises.

In February, US marshals attempting to serve a warrant shot and killed a man who fired on them in Sandtown-Winchester. A few weeks later, police shot and killed a man in an Inner Harbor parking garage who had wounded a civilian and pulled his gun on officers. Most recently, in mid-May, police shot and killed a 49-year-old man after he threatened a family member with a knife in his Broadway East home.

Residents described the Glenham-Belhar neighborhood where Monday’s shooting took place as typically calm and quiet. The scene of the shooting was near a small park, and Glenmount Elementary/ Middle School.

“First, I’d like to send my condolences out to the family and friends of the individual who lost their life in this unfortunate incident,” said Baltimore City Councilwoman Danielle McCray, who represents the area. “This case is still under investigation, and as the facts are being developed the police department will provide more information about what took place this morning.”

As the morning drew on, residents on morning walks meandered past the scene, many just waking up to the news. Several asked that their names not be shared due to concerns over safety, and the uncertainties surrounding the shooting.