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Towson restaurant shooting leaves man dead, woman injured after reported fight
A man was fatally shot by an armed security guard during a fight at The Crackpot Seafood Restaurant in Towson early Oct. 25, Baltimore County police said. A woman was also injured and taken for treatment.
A man died after an armed security guard shot him during a fight at The Crackpot Seafood Restaurant in Towson early Sunday, Oct. 25, Baltimore County police said.
Officers were called around 12:45 a.m. to the restaurant in the 8100 block of Loch Raven Boulevard. Police said a man pulled out a knife during the altercation and was shot by a security guard working at the restaurant. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman was injured and taken for medical treatment. Police did not provide details about her condition or identify either person.
The guard stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said. The circumstances leading up to the fight and the shooting remain under investigation.