Manhunt For 'Armed And Dangerous' Suspect In Fatal Double Shooting

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Baltimore Police are searching for the suspect in a double shooting in southwest Baltimore and he fled into a neighborhood.

Police confirm one of the two people shot has died while the other has non-life threatening injuries.

According to police spokesman T.J. Smith, an officer was near the 1100 block of Desoto Road and witnessed the shooting occur.

Police said just before 8 a.m. Thursday morning, a vehicle was traveling down the street when another vehicle rolled up and shot into the vehicle.

The police officer pursued the suspect vehicle in his car, but the suspect vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Desoto and Washington Boulevard. Police said they believe the shooter knew his victims and went after them.

"Based on every indication we have from witnesses from the officer on scene, the shooter specifically targeted this vehicle," said Baltimore Police spokesman T.J. Smith.

The suspect jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the neighborhood.

"I came outside and the cops were everywhere. Blocked the street off, and they all run up on the tracks with guns. It's crazy," A resident of the neighborhood said.

He's described as a black male, 5-foot-11 with shoulder-length dreads. He had blue jeans on, has a medium complexion and looks to be in his early 20s.

The general area of Washington Boulevard is the last place he was seen.

Smith said they want residents to call 911 if they see someone fitting that description. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Police did find drugs -- more than just marijuana -- on the scene of the shooting. Other evidence was also found in the suspected shooter's vehicle.

Hours after the shooting, it was residents in the nearby neighborhood who said they spotted a man, matching a description of the suspect, walking down their back alley. They said he then ran up onto the railroad tracks.

"My neighbor spotted him and called police immediately. There were cops racing down here and the helicopter was circling around. It was hectic," one woman said.

The distance between where police said the suspect wrecked the vehicle and where he was last seen at the train tracks is not even half a mile. Smith said they want residents to call 911 if they see someone fitting that description. He is considered armed and dangerous.

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