Gun-toting thug Walter Harrison, 32, of Waldorf, MD, didn't get far in his attempt to play cat-and-mouse with the cops. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers slapped the cuffs on him after he allegedly fired several shots at officers last November. The wild standoff started after cops responded to reports of gunfire on the 3400 block of 13th Place, Southeast, turning up at the scene around 8:33 p.m., according to a statement from the MPD.
With no fear of consequence, shots were fired by Harrison at the trio of officers who had come to investigate. Three officers fired back as part of the incident, which fortunately did not result in any injuries. In a swift escape, the suspect managed to dodge the returning fire and vanished into the night.
But the long arm of the law caught up to the alleged shooter after a relentless investigation. The Seventh District's detectives cornered Harrison on Sunday, March 10, putting an end to the four-month manhunt.
Harrison found himself charged with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer while Armed (Gun), when officers finally caught up with him. For the officers who had bullets whizzing past them on that fateful night, the arrest no doubt provides a closure that only the sound of a jail cell locking can bring. As Harrison now awaits his fate behind bars, the streets he once roamed are a whisper safer.
