Grocery store closed after man shot numerous times in Baltimore shopping center parking lot
A supermarket is closed after a 20-year-old man was shot numerous times Tuesday afternoon at a Baltimore shopping center.
City police said officers were called around 12:45 p.m. to the Edmondson Square Shopping Center in the 4600 block of Edmondson Avenue, where a 20-year-old man was shot. He was taken to a hospital, where he is stable, police said.
A potential suspect is in custody, police told 11 News, but no further information was immediately released.
An 11 News crew at the scene reported the Giant Food store was closed with crime tape set up around as many as 29 shell casings strewn outside the store.
Giant Food sent a statement to 11 News, saying: "With deep sadness, we can confirm a tragic incident occurred in the parking lot of our store at 4624 Edmondson Ave., Baltimore, MD, on March 12. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation, and the safety and well-being of our customers and associates continue to be our top priorities."
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2488 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.