An early morning armed robbery on the 8500 block of Loch Raven Boulevard left a Towson store employee grazed by gunfire and sent to a local hospital on Saturday, according to Baltimore County police. Officers and detectives spent part of the morning canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance video as they worked to piece together what happened.
Police Response and What Happened
Responding officers arrived in the 8500 block of Loch Raven Boulevard and found a man suffering from an abdominal injury. Investigators said a suspect fired a shot during the robbery and that the round grazed the worker in the upper body. The employee was taken to an area hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, according to WMAR-2 News.
How to Help Investigators
Baltimore County police are asking anyone who saw the robbery or who may have captured video of the incident to contact investigators at 410-887-4636 (INFO) or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. The Baltimore County Police Department notes that the INFO number serves as the primary tip line for open investigations.
Neighborhood Context
Residents along this stretch of Loch Raven Boulevard have already been voicing safety concerns in recent years. A mass shooting near the same block in December 2024 left one person dead and several others wounded, local reporting shows, and county officials have since hosted community meetings focused on public safety, according to The Banner.
Police have not released a suspect description in the robbery and say the investigation remains active. Anyone with information is urged to contact county detectives. WMAR-2 News reports that the police department has shared full contact details for tipsters in connection with the case.
