Man in mask circles building before gunfire in Essex, Essex MD
WeaponsPolice responded to reports of a man wearing a black ski mask and hoodie circling a building near McRiverneck Road for about an hour. Shortly after, multiple gunshots were fired behind nearby buildings on Williams Avenue. Officers conducted a search in the area but have not located a suspect.
Audio|Source: Baltimore County Municipal Police Departments
07:27
Transcript:
00:00
Anybody slurver to 205 at McRiverneck Road for a suspicious person? Aale that's been circling the building for an hour?
00:08
727.
00:11
1210. 27, go ahead.
00:14
1210, go ahead.
00:18
1210, go ahead.
00:21
Check and see if anyone wants to work over in 12 cars this morning.
00:28
I believe this caller is one of our local homeless that's pretty intoxicated.
00:33
I believe I found them behind the Charple deli on church lane.
00:38
I'm going to see if you need any assistance from us.
00:41
Any volunteers forever time in the 1212 post?
00:46
Tephyl 29 out with you.
00:49
11, I can do it.
00:51
12, 10, 12,
00:52
11. 10, 4th, thank you.
00:57
No, but I can't 5.
01:00
5.09.
01:02
11, it's going to be a white male with a black ski mask and a hoodie, arrived in a black sedan.
01:08
Anybody gets there with 12?
01:11
104,500 a man, I'm sorry with 11.
01:15
Okay.
01:17
24, I can start.
01:21
104. 309A, are you still on the channel?
01:24
104, go to 11 off in a second.
01:27
104, 10, 10, 5, and 9.
01:29
11,
01:34
44, and 22.
01:35
I don't say anybody out here in my description.
01:42
They just added to the call that they're in a parking lot of the apartment building near that location and advised that he was waiting for somebody when the caller approached them.
01:56
1113. I think we got someone discharging rounds back here.
02:00
What's your 20?
02:02
Behind near Williams Avenue.
02:06
Time far. Yes, sir.
02:14
Base Supervisor Direct.
02:17
2.40 under.
02:19
Time 4.
02:21
13.
02:26
We don't know where it's coming from.
02:27
It's not like someone discharging around, Paul Williams.
02:30
So far. So far.
02:36
It sounded more like it was coming from like TripGate.
02:39
Time far, possibly coming from TripGade, Times 511?
02:46
Is on the channel? Good.
02:53
Another one in at 18 TACCorp.
02:58
Dispatch info, too.
03:00
Are you on this channel?
03:01
Have one another shot at 18 tack court? We'll see it showing in that alleyway, more in the road.
03:08
Or any alleyway, time of five a little.
03:15
727 checking on you? What?
03:17
Two,
03:19
four, seven, eight.
03:22
Just be advised, we want to attend this morning.
03:29
Let's like 40 now.
03:32
So, we're 40 dark.
03:37
Well, I don't know if we have other units coming out to us, but it sounded like it was coming, like, right near off, so that'll be great.
03:46
So far, can we never start that way? 24.
03:48
I am as long as possible.
03:49
That's easy.
03:52
We would do the advice.
03:56
I said it sounds like the shots were right near where they are.
03:59
13. Go ahead.
04:01
1322.
04:02
Time 4.
04:05
Six minutes area.
04:07
No more.
04:10
I'm a 40 I'm in there as well.
04:13
No more. That's a hazard.
04:15
Well,
04:20
we were walking back to our car.
04:22
We heard it,
04:23
like, right next to us.
04:24
So we can't pinpoint a location,
04:27
but we're currently behind a resident.
04:32
Do you know what street you're on or are you on top court?
04:37
1113. We're in the alleyway directly behind near Williams up in it.
04:45
Time for.
04:50
Please, on the second, the third one was coming from near Williams Avenue.
04:59
10.4. near Williams Avenue, another child sputter.
05:04
Okay,
05:08
so hard. They have the appointment.
05:10
All the clearing.
05:11
10,515 now.
05:18
We have any look with that accident?
05:21
I just wonder if that's related.
05:26
I know when I came to work today, there was a taxi-down which struck me coming out of McDonald's and where we were to that area.
05:35
I just wonder if that's related.
05:37
1111, did you come off with anything?
05:42
No, they said it left towards Trip-Gay, but when I was getting ready to head over there, they called out with the gunshots at Williams, so I'll head over to the street too, like I'll come up with anything.
05:52
Cover. Oh, no, Dr.
05:53
10.4.
05:57
40, I'm on Trip 8 and attack point now.
06:00
It's negative.
06:02
Time 4.
06:08
26. Transporting one now from Northwest Hospital back to the Woodlawn Precinct.
06:13
Sorry, I'm 46401.
06:15
All right.
06:17
10-4. Time 5.7.
06:27
The car from McDonald's is a black in color Toyota sedan with a busted-out rear tail light.
06:36
And so it was last seen making a right on Williams from back river neck down towards like poles.
06:43
So you just, I just checked the area after they're down-shirt helmet.
06:48
Time for our unit, keep a check for a black way to stand with a busted out rear tail lay, last seen Williams, towards back, river neck, down towards poles.
06:56
That is 518.
06:58
1113. If anyone can check,
07:00
where did that second shot spot or come in?
07:03
Exactly. Was it in the alley or in the front of near Williams?
07:10
Liaison, are you still on the channel?
07:13
Liaison, yes, it's in the alleyway.
07:16
Have-Var. Can we check the alleyway of near Williams?
07:22
13, myself, and 12, we're back here.
07:24
We don't see anything yet.
07:26
Have-var.
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Near Williams Ave, Essex, MD 21221
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