A man sitting inside his vehicle on Liberty Heights Avenue was struck in the head with a handgun Wednesday evening, then chased after his attacker and was met with gunfire as the suspect fled, according to Baltimore Police. Officers responded around 6:25 p.m. to the 2800 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, near Carroll Motor Fuels in the Liberty Square neighborhood, for a reported aggravated assault.
The victim told officers he was sitting inside his vehicle when the suspect struck him on the head with a handgun, according to WBFF. He then chased after the fleeing suspect, who discharged his gun toward the victim before running off, the station reported, citing the police account. Medics responded to the scene.
Conflicting Accounts Of The Suspect
WBFF reported that a description of the suspect was not immediately made available following the incident. A separate dispatch report relayed by Citizen described the man police were searching for as slim-built and in his mid-20s. The two accounts differ, and it is not clear why.
Citizen's report characterized the incident as police searching for a man wanted in a shooting on the 2800 block of Liberty Heights Avenue. Beyond the dispatch details, it remains unclear whether a suspect has since been identified or taken into custody, or how the investigation has progressed since Wednesday evening.
