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Bailiff Shoots 35-year-old Man Suffering From Mental Health Crisis As He Turns Gun On Himself At Eastside District Court In Baltimore Maryland

The FBI evidence response team, Maryland State Police crime scene unit, and City of Baltimore crime scene unit investigate and collect evidence at a shooting at Eastside District Court in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on January 31, 2025. The North Avenue District Courthouse in Baltimore is closed on Friday after a shooting. North Avenue and Hartford Road are closed. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley says a 35-year-old man enters the Eastside District Court on North Avenue in Baltimore around 8:40 a.m. on Friday. ''As he goes into the courthouse, he is clearly suffering from a behavioral crisis, walking back and forth,'' Worley says. ''Sheriff's deputies and the bailiffs try to interact with him. At some point, he withdraws a firearm from his body and points it at his head. The deputies try to get him to drop his weapon.'' Worley says a bailiff is preliminarily believed to have fired two shots, striking the man in the lower extremities. The man fires a shot to his head. He is taken to the hospital in critical condition. The only person shot is the armed man. The bailiff is a retired police officer. ''This, of course, is a tragic situation. I want to thank all the law enforcement involved,'' Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says. ''This again shows behavior and mental health is a real and deep issue. We have to make sure that people who are having this kind of issues don't have that easy access to firearms and weapons.'' (Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto)

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