COCKEYSVILLE, MD. (THECOUNT) — Maryland police shot and killed a man who stabbed five people Saturday Baltimore County police spokesperson Jen Peach said during a press conference.
The man, who was not immediately identified, randomly stabbed four people in the liquor store, then fled and stabbed another person in front of a restaurant, Peach said.
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Thankfully, all five victims had non-life threatening injuries, reports KYMA.
Reports came in around 1:45 p.m. ET of a man threatening people and demanding money at a liquor store at the Hunt Valley Towne Centre in Cockeysville, near Towson.
Officers caught up with the suspect at an intersection before the fatal shooting. The man has not been identified, Peach said.
A knife-wielding suspect was reportedly attacking people “at random” at Hunt Valley Towne Centre in Cockeysville, Maryland Saturday.
Baltimore County police dispatch confirmed a multi-victim stabbing has occurred Saturday.
Police said five people have been transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
The center is located at, Hunt Valley Towne Centre on Shawan Road in Cockeysville, MD.
A motive in the incident was not provided by officials.
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