19-year-old Allied Universal security officer dead after shooting in Baltimore
BALTIMORE MD September 2 2022
A 19-year-old security officer was fatally shot Wednesday night near the Morgan State University campus in northeast Baltimore.
According to police and university officials, officers were called around 9:36 p.m. to the 4400 block of Marble Hall Road for a shooting.
Officers found the victim shot in the head. The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he died, police said.
The man was a contracted security officer with Allied Universal Security working for the university. He was on-duty when he was shot at the Marble Hall Garden Apartments complex, which houses some Morgan State students. University officials told 11 News the victim was not a student.
Through the university, Allied Universal released a statement, saying: “Everyone at Allied Universal is saddened and absolutely devastated to learn a valued member of our team lost his life last night after being shot. Local Allied Universal leadership has reached out to the victim’s family to offer our condolences and financial support. Because this is an ongoing investigation, we respectfully request any other inquiries be directed to the Baltimore Police Department.”
University students told 11 News they ran for their lives after hearing gunfire near a dumpster in a parking lot.
“When we heard the gunshots, we all just started running,” said Mya Witherspoon, a university student.
Baltimore and Morgan State University police officers swarmed the area.
The university considers the shooting an off-campus incident and has no plans to reassign housing for students who live in the apartment complex.
The university is also making counselors available at the University Counseling Center.
City police continue to investigate the shooting. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
