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Man killed by security guard during Towson bar fight, police say
A man died and a woman was injured after an armed security guard shot him at the Crackpot Bar in Towson early Sunday. Baltimore County police say the man had brandished a knife during a fight and are investigating the shooting.
A man was fatally shot by an armed security guard during a fight at the Crackpot Bar in Towson early Sunday, Baltimore County police said. A woman was also injured and is receiving treatment, police said.
Officers responded to the restaurant on Loch Raven Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 25 after a report of a shooting. Police said they learned that a man had brandished a knife during a fight inside the bar before the security guard shot him. The man died at the scene.
The guard remained at the location and is cooperating with investigators, police said. Authorities have not released the identities of the man or woman, or further details about what led to the fight. The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.