RadioOnFire.com - Baltimore police are investigating a police-involved shooting, city police spokesman Detective Jeremy Silbert confirmed.
The shooting happened 10:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Monroe Street in West Baltimore.
Police said an officer stopped a gold BMW station wagon and called for backup. One of the officers said he saw a gun in the driver's hand and opened fire, striking the driver in the shoulder.
The driver is current at a hospital in critical condition, police said. None of the officers reported injuries.
"The officer on the driver's side asked the driver to exit the vehicle," Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith said. "As the driver was exiting the vehicle, the officer on the passenger's side noticed a handgun in the possession of that driver. The officer on the driver's side fired one round, striking the suspect in the upper body."
A loaded revolver was found at the scene, according to police. A spokesperson for the department said he believed the officer made the traffic stop because the driver had two different tags on his vehicle.
The officer who opened fire is on administrative leave.
No other information has been released.
Source WBAL
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