Police Shooting Critically Injures Man in East Baltimore

A Baltimore police officer shot a man on Oct. 22 in the 3900 block of Erdman Avenue near the Erdman Shopping Center in the Belair-Edison neighborhood. Police said the man fled after the officer approached him, then turned and pointed a semiautomatic handgun at the officer, who fired multiple rounds. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and officers recovered a handgun at the scene. The circumstances are under investigation, with the incident referred to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office; authorities have not publicly identified the man.