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Two police officers and a suspect in Frederick, Maryland, have been shot, according to local authorities, but were expected to recover.
A male and female officer were responding to a call regarding a suspicious male just before 12:45 p.m. ET Friday near Key Parkway and Waverly Drive, Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando told reporters. A police dispatcher had indicated the suspect was armed, he said.
(WTTG)
"Shortly after the first two officers arrived on scene, we received emergency traffic over the air that there had been a shooting," Lando said.
The officers and suspect were shot. All three were flown by a Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
They were identified Friday evening as officers Bryan Snyder, 43, and 32-year-old Kristen Kowalsky. Snyder has been with the department for 2 years and Kowalsky is a nine-year veteran of the force, Lando said outside the hospital.
The suspect, Dominique Lamarr Lewis, 25, was recovering from surgery, Dr. Thomas Scalea said. All three were shot in the upper body.
Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando (Credit: Facebook/ Frederick Sheriff's Office) (Facebook/ Frederick Sheriff's Office)
The doctor noted that the hospital admitted five gunshot victims before 2 p.m Friday before commenting on the gun violence occurring in the city and throughout the state.
"This is out of control," he said. "It's so demoralizing to do this day after day after day."
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, tweeted that he was monitoring the shooting and asked residents to keep the officers in their prayers.
"I want to thank all of the officers who acted swiftly, including state troopers from the Frederick Barrack who assisted in the initial response, and the members of our Aviation Command who transported the injured officers. Our investigators remain on the scene," he wrote.
It is not immediately clear who fired their weapons or if Lewis was known to police. The injured officers were wearing body cameras, which will be reviewed, Lando said.
He said there were no other threats to the community. The state police and state Attorney General's office will investigate the shooting, Lando said.
"Both of these officers, when they recover I know that they're going to want to get right back out on the street and do it again and that's absolutely remarkable," he said.
(WTTG)
The National Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, issued a statement about the Frederick shooting on Twitter.
"Please pray for the officer who was shot in Frederick, MD," the NFOP tweeted. "Reports indicate at least one law enforcement officer was shot, possibly more. Our elected officials must condemn the violence against law enforcement. STOP SHOOTING OUR OFFICERS!"
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The shooting comes hours after nine officers were injured in a Phoenix, Arizona, shooting Friday morning.
