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Police ID Suspect In Shooting Involving School Police Officer

BALTIMORE (WJZ)–Baltimore Police are continuing to investigate a shooting involving a City Schools police officer that happened on Wednesday morning.

Police responded around 9:20 a.m. to a shooting incident in the 200 block of Collins Ave.

According to investigators, a school police officer was in his vehicle when he witnessed a shooting in the Irvington neighborhood of Baltimore.

"We know about 9:20 this morning a school police officer was in the area and observed what they believe to be a non-fatal shooting occurring," said Baltimore Police Lt. Jarron Jackson.

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Police say the school officer then apparently got out of his car and chased after the suspect.

During the incident, the school officer was forced to open fire when the suspect--now identified as 22-year-old Keith Lanard Barney--starting shooting.

Witnesses tell WJZ they heard loud bangs and took cover in the Irvington neighborhood–a trend they say is coming all too common.

"It's starting to become a pretty routine now, I don't know what is going on, but it seems it's happening too often now."

Jackson says one man suffered a non-life threatening gun shot wound to the leg, not related to the school officer's shooting.

Barney is facing charges of attempted first degree murder, first degree assault, second degree  Assault, attempted murder, handgun violation, possession of a firearm/felony-violent crime and deadly/dangerous weapon conceal- carry.

"This is a very complicated scene, we need as much information as we can to piece together all the pieces of this puzzle," police say.

 

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