Suspect Apprehended After Two-Day Manhunt for Shooting of Two Baltimore County Police Officers

Early Friday morning, a 24-year-old suspect was apprehended by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies near a shopping mall in Fallston, Maryland. The suspect, David Emory Linthicum, had been on the run since Wednesday when he shot two Baltimore County police officers.

The manhunt began after officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to reports of a person in crisis in Cockeysville, around 20 miles north of Baltimore, at around 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. When they arrived, a family member of the suspect told them that he had a gun. The suspect then shot one of the officers and fled the scene.

The search for the suspect continued for two days, with police using spike strips to disable the stolen vehicle he was driving. At 1 a.m. Friday, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler held a news conference to announce that the suspect had been surrounded in a wooded area.

Hours later, Gahler’s office and Baltimore County police tweeted that the suspect had been caught. The suspect is currently in custody and is expected to face charges for the shooting of the two officers. The officers are both in stable condition and are expected to make a full recovery.