No arrest yet in shooting of detective
Two days after a Baltimore homicide detective was shot during what is being described as a chance encounter with a gunman in a downtown parking garage, police officials have still not located the shooter.
The detective – who was heading to his car to retrieve a pair of running shoes -- suffered a graze wound to his leg and has been treated and released from Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The shooting occurred Tuesday night in a parking garage on South Frederick Street, a block from the Central District station.
Police have declined to name the officer, citing a policy of not publicizing names of shooting victims who survive their wounds. But department sources have identified him as Detective Anthony N. Fata, a 13-year veteran.
In the garage, police said the detective apparently noticed a man with a small-caliber revolver, identified himself as an officer and confronted him. Police said Fata discharged his weapon, but it was not clear whether the man was hit or who fired first.
Posted by Peter Hermann at 12:59 PM | Permalink
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Categories: Confronting crime, Downtown, Police shootings
Categories: Confronting crime, Downtown, Police shootings
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anybody that knows Detective Fata, know that he will do anything to get attention, He was that way when he worked in the western district. That story does not hold water and no suspect will EVER be found because there probably isnt one.
Posted by: smith | January 20, 2011 4:48 PM