Thursday, December 18, 2008

Shooting on Baltimore Washington Parkway

The United States Park Police is currently investigating a report of a shooting on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. On December 17, at approximately 10:12 p.m., the United States Park Police received a report of a shooting that occurred on the parkway. The incident occurred at the traffic light at the top of the ramp from southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway to Route 450. A Nissan sedan was stopped at the traffic light when an unknown assailant fired at the vehicle through the front passenger window. A teenage male riding in the front passenger seat was struck by the projectile in the right shoulder. The driver of the vehicle drove the victim to a local hospital. He has been treated and released with non life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information about this incident, please call the United States Park Police, Criminal Investigations Branch on (202) 610-8737.