Detective Shot During MD Manhunt Released From Hospital: Report

BALTIMORE, MD — A detective critically injured during a three-day manhunt that ended in Harford County earlier this month has been released from the hospital after authorities say 24-year-old David Linthicum shot him, according to a report.

Baltimore County Detective Jonathan Chih was among two officers shot after police responded to Linthicum's Cockeysville home on Feb. 8. Linthicum fired several shots, hitting one officer before fleeing the scene, police said.

During a days-long search for Linthicum, he also shot Chih several times and stole his official police vehicle, police said.

Chih spent 10 days at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, according to the Baltimore Banner.

"We are happy to share that Baltimore County Police Detective Chih has been discharged. Detective Chih and his family are extremely grateful for the amazing care that was provided by the staff and surgeons at Shock Trauma," Baltimore County Police Department spokesperson Joy Stewart said in a statement provided to the Banner. "As Detective Chih continues to recover, he and his family would also like to thank his colleagues and the community for their outpouring of support."

Linthicum was charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault and carjacking after police arrested him following an eight-hour standoff in a wooded area of Harford County on Feb. 10.

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Residents were asked to shelter in place as police searched for Linthicum on Feb. 8 and most of Feb. 9. After police said he shot Chih and stole his vehicle, Linthicum drove out of Baltimore County and abandoned the car near the intersection of Belair and Mountain roads after police used spike strips to disable the stolen vehicle, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. He sought refuge in a wooded area near a shopping mall in Fallston, trying to elude officers.

Police employed "less-lethal" tactics during the standoff to try to get Linthicum to surrender, authorities said, adding that officers communicated with Linthicum toward the end of the standoff.

According to authorities, Linthicum had ammunition when he was taken into custody but no weapon. The weapon was later found in the abandoned police vehicle.