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03-29-10, 08:02
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BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. --
Baltimore County police continued Monday to investigate a deadly shooting in Perry Hall.
Police responded at about 5:45 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 4200 block of Chapel Road.
Preliminary information from police is that a suspected burglar had somehow entered the home and was confronted by a resident.
Police said the suspect was armed with a gun. They also said the resident shot the suspect in the chest.
The suspect was taken to Franklin Square Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are questioning the resident, but they haven't released the name of the suspect nor the resident.
The resident is a tow-truck operator, 11 News' Kim Dacey reported Sunday night.
The incident left neighbors startled.
"It's a nice neighborhood," one resident said. "It's very seldom you ever see a police car."
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. --
Baltimore County police continued Monday to investigate a deadly shooting in Perry Hall.
Police responded at about 5:45 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 4200 block of Chapel Road.
Preliminary information from police is that a suspected burglar had somehow entered the home and was confronted by a resident.
Police said the suspect was armed with a gun. They also said the resident shot the suspect in the chest.
The suspect was taken to Franklin Square Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are questioning the resident, but they haven't released the name of the suspect nor the resident.
The resident is a tow-truck operator, 11 News' Kim Dacey reported Sunday night.
The incident left neighbors startled.
"It's a nice neighborhood," one resident said. "It's very seldom you ever see a police car."