2 Officers Shot, Injured In Baltimore; Suspect Dead: Police

BALTIMORE, MD — Police said three people were shot, one fatally, when authorities tried to serve a warrant in northeast Baltimore Wednesday. Two officers were injured, and the suspect was killed, according to authorities.

One of the victims was a Baltimore County police officer, while the other was a member of the Baltimore Police Department. Both were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment, and one has since been released.

Police said the officers were members of a task force attempting to serve a felony arrest warrant around noon in the 5900 block of Radecke Avenue. When officers confronted the suspect, shots were fired.

While the suspect was not identified by police, WJZ reported he was Michael Marullo, a former corrections official in Maryland who was being investigated in connection with a shooting in Pennsylvania, and the task force had been serving a warrant for attempted murder.

As a result of the shootings Wednesday, one officer remains hospitalized.

Officer First Class Swinney, a 31-year veteran of Baltimore County Police Department, remained hospitalized in serious condition, police reported Friday afternoon. Officials said Sweeney is permanently assigned to the U.S. Marshal's Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and has had no previous officer-involved shootings. He was reportedly shot in the stomach.

The Baltimore policeman who was shot in the leg was released from shock trauma Wednesday night, according to WBFF.

In the aftermath of the shootings, local and state leaders vocalized their support for law enforcement.

"We ask Marylanders to join us in praying for the full and speedy recovery of the brave officers who were injured," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement. "I have directed Maryland State Police Superintendent Bill Pallozzi to offer the state's full support and all available resources for the investigation."

The incident came less than 24 hours after two Baltimore police officers suffered minor injuries when they were attacked in south Baltimore while responding to a complaint about someone with a squeegee. One officer was elbowed in the eye and another was bitten after they instructed a man on Patapsco Avenue near Hollins Ferry Road before 5 p.m. to get out of the road, WBAL reported.

After Tuesday's attack, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison called on the community to help officers curb violence in the city.

"Violence against our police officers will not be tolerated," Harrison said in a statement that was issued Wednesday morning, hours before the shootings in northeast Baltimore.

"Yesterday afternoon, two officers were fielding a call related to a squeegee complaint, when they were both attacked. Fortunately, they both sustained minor injuries and are in good spirits," Harrison said. "I support the actions of these officers and am proud of the level of professionalism they displayed, even when under attack. As a community, we must come together to support our police officers and make clear that we will not stand for this type of behavior."

Road closures and traffic delays were expected in the area of Cedonia at Radecke avenues due to law enforcement activity, the Baltimore Office of Emergency Management advised.