Crime & Safety
Boy Shot In Woodlawn Was Targeted: Police
A two-car crash off Liberty Road injured one person, according to officials, who said the boy had been shot.
WOODLAWN, MD — A boy who was shot and injured Sunday in Woodlawn was targeted, police reported Monday.
Officers said they found the boy near the site of a two-vehicle crash in the 8500 block of Liberty Road, where they were called early Sunday morning for a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Liberty and Old Court roads.
The boy was in a 2006 Dodge Charger, whose driver accelerated into oncoming traffic and was hit by a Ford Fusion, police said.
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Neither driver was injured, according to authorities.
"While this case remains under investigation, detectives believe this was a targeted attack," the Baltimore County Police Department said in a statement Monday.
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Anyone with information about the shooting may call investigators at 410-307-2020.
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