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University of Maryland Campus Police Officer Shot in Training Exercise

wikipeda.org

A University of Maryland campus police officer was critically wounded yesterday during a training exercise with Baltimore police.

The officer was shot in the head by his instructor at the Rosewood Center a closed state psychiatric hospital in Owings Mills.

Officials reported it as an accident but did not give out many details including why live ammunition was being used in a training environment.

Meanwhile, the Baltimore City Police Commissioner has suspended training pending a safety evaluation. 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.