A Baltimore County police officer, an armed person and a bystander were all struck in exchange of gunfire Sunday morning on a trail in Pikesville. County police said officers were called around 8:50 a.m. to a trail off Milford Mill Road for a suspicious person/indecent exposure report.Police said officers arrived and were fired upon by an armed subject and gunfire was exchanged.Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said one officer was struck in the upper body and taken to Shock Trauma by a Maryland State Police helicopter.Dr. David Efron, chief of trauma and medical director at Shock Trauma, said the officer is in the intensive-care unit in critical condition and is stable while undergoing care.”The officer is doing well and is expected to recover,” McCullough said.The armed person was also injured and was taken to a hospital. Efron said the suspect was in fair condition and was stable.A bystander was also struck by gunfire and was taken to a hospital, McCullough said.Upon arriving at the scene, a WBAL-TV 11 News crew observed a heavy police presence, including two crime scene vans, in the area of the Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail on Milford Mill Road at Scotts Hill Drive and the Beltway overpass. “This case highlights how dangerous policing is in America these days, and it’s unpredictable, and it highlights the danger the men and women face every day,” McCullough said.”Thank the dear lord that our officer is awake and he’s talking now, and someone said he’s even having a couple jokes here and there. I wish him well,” Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said. “This was an awful, awful thing that happened today, and it’s very unacceptable. Please keep the family and their loved ones in your prayers.””This is 100% senseless,” said Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka, D-District 2, who represents the area where the officer was shot. “This one hits really close to home. I represent the area, but I also live about a half-mile down Milford Mill Road from where this incident occurred; I’m a user of this park. This is just, an attack on one of our law enforcement officers, it is absolutely unacceptable.” No further details were immediately released.The Maryland Transit Administration is detouring Local Link Routes 81 & 85 at Reisterstown/Liberty roads and Slade Avenue and will not service the Milford Mill Metro Station due to police activity.This developing report will be updated.
PIKESVILLE, Md. —
A Baltimore County police officer, an armed person and a bystander were all struck in exchange of gunfire Sunday morning on a trail in Pikesville.
County police said officers were called around 8:50 a.m. to a trail off Milford Mill Road for a suspicious person/indecent exposure report.
Police said officers arrived and were fired upon by an armed subject and gunfire was exchanged.
Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said one officer was struck in the upper body and taken to Shock Trauma by a Maryland State Police helicopter.
Dr. David Efron, chief of trauma and medical director at Shock Trauma, said the officer is in the intensive-care unit in critical condition and is stable while undergoing care.
“The officer is doing well and is expected to recover,” McCullough said.
The armed person was also injured and was taken to a hospital. Efron said the suspect was in fair condition and was stable.
A bystander was also struck by gunfire and was taken to a hospital, McCullough said.
Upon arriving at the scene, a WBAL-TV 11 News crew observed a heavy police presence, including two crime scene vans, in the area of the Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail on Milford Mill Road at Scotts Hill Drive and the Beltway overpass.
“This case highlights how dangerous policing is in America these days, and it’s unpredictable, and it highlights the danger the men and women face every day,” McCullough said.
“Thank the dear lord that our officer is awake and he’s talking now, and someone said he’s even having a couple jokes here and there. I wish him well,” Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said. “This was an awful, awful thing that happened today, and it’s very unacceptable. Please keep the family and their loved ones in your prayers.”
“This is 100% senseless,” said Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka, D-District 2, who represents the area where the officer was shot. “This one hits really close to home. I represent the area, but I also live about a half-mile down Milford Mill Road from where this incident occurred; I’m a user of this park. This is just, an attack on one of our law enforcement officers, it is absolutely unacceptable.”
No further details were immediately released.
The Maryland Transit Administration is detouring Local Link Routes 81 & 85 at Reisterstown/Liberty roads and Slade Avenue and will not service the Milford Mill Metro Station due to police activity.
This developing report will be updated.
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— County Executive Kathy Klausmeier (@BaltCoExec) June 7, 2026
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At approximately 8:50 a.m., officers from our Pikesville Precinct were responding to a suspicious person/indecent exposure call along a trail off Milford Mill Road when they were fired upon by an armed subject. One officer was struck and transported to Shock Trauma.
— Baltimore County Police Department (@BaltCoPolice) June 7, 2026