Overview
- Officers who responded to reports of indecent exposure at Villa Nova Park encountered an armed person on a trail on Sunday, the person opened fire, and officers returned fire in an exchange that wounded a police officer, a bystander and the suspect.
- The wounded officer, identified by officials as P. Catalfamo, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and is in critical but stable condition and expected to recover while the suspect and the bystander are listed as stable.
- Baltimore County’s Criminal Investigation Bureau and the officer‑involved shooting team are leading the probe and have confirmed that two officers discharged their weapons and that the officer who was shot did not fire.
- A key unresolved question is whether the bystander was struck by rounds fired by the suspect or by police, and investigators say ballistic analysis, trajectory work and body‑worn camera footage will be used to answer it.
- The county is withholding the suspect’s identity pending possible charges, local officials praised first responders and medical staff, and the investigation’s findings will determine any criminal filings and public disclosures.