Overview
- Police say a 911 caller reported an adult family member shot another and that a relative left with a gun.
- Officers from Westminster and Carroll County closed East Main Street, set a perimeter, and tried to reach those inside without success.
- Specialized crisis and negotiations teams, which handle barricade calls, entered the home and found two people dead.
- Police say the deaths were a domestic violence-related murder-suicide with no ongoing threat to the public.
- Investigators have not released the victims’ names, and police asked for tips at 410-848-4646 or wpd@westminstermd.gov.