One Killed In Cemetery Shooting: Baltimore County Police

LANSDOWNE, MD — Authorities said one person was fatally shot Wednesday at a cemetery in Baltimore County before a funeral service was slated to start. The search for the suspect(s) is ongoing.

At 12:43 p.m., officers were called to Mount Zion Cemetery in the 3900 block of Hollins Ferry Road in Lansdowne for a report of a shooting.

Two people were shot in their upper bodies, according to police; one man died, while another remained in grave condition Wednesday night at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Police said a third person was hospitalized for chest pains.

The funeral was for 18-year-old Marcus Brown, who was shot and killed Aug. 25 in the 1400 block of North Mount Street in Baltimore City, police said.

After the funeral procession had arrived and mourners were gathering around the grave site, police said there was a "disturbance."

Just before the ceremony began, officials said a cluster of men separated from the gathering, and gunshots rang out in the smaller group.

Two people were injured with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, police said. One of them died, and that person will not be identified until next of kin has been notified, according to officials.

The other person who was shot was taken to the hospital with injuries that police said were life-threatening. He was in grave condition after 5:15 p.m., authorities reported.

Four emergency medical crews took a total of three people to area hospitals, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. One of them was the man who died, police said.

Some roads were closed surrounding the crime scene for the afternoon, and nearby Lansdowne High School was temporarily placed on lockdown during the response.

Hollins Ferry Road was closed between Daisy Avenue and 5th Avenue, officials reported. It reopened before 6 p.m., according to WBAL.

Police said the lockdown at Lansdowne High School was lifted by 2 p.m.

This is breaking news and will be updated.

BREAKING: @BaltCoPolice investigating shooting at Mt Zion Cemetery. Lansdowne HS is on Lockdown status. @WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/UrjdoRHH7L
— Abby Isaacs WMAR (@AbbyIsaacsNews) September 12, 2018

#BREAKING surveillance video captures the moments gunfire erupts during a funeral at Mt Zion Cemetery in Landsdowne. You can see dozens of people running from the burial. At least one person shot. @FOXBaltimore pic.twitter.com/9v6qhLeUTE
— Joy Lambert (@JoyLambert) September 12, 2018

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