Baltimore Police mourns SWAT officer killed in crash on I-695

BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore Police SWAT officer was killed in a crash Saturday afternoon on the Baltimore Beltway.

Anthony Gregory Ward, 36, was driving on the I-695 inner loop at Greenspring Avenue when he crashed into the back of a tow truck.

Ward, from Rosedale, was an active SWAT Unit officer with the Baltimore Police Department.

"This is a terrible loss for Officer Ward's family, his team members and the Baltimore Police Department on the whole," said Police Commissioner Richard Worley. "My heart goes out to his loved ones. The Department extends its support and sympathies to them at this time." 

Funeral arrangements will be released at a later date. 

"Our deepest condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and the entire community mourning the loss of BPD's SWAT member, Officer Anthony Ward," Baltimore Police said in a statement. "May he rest in peace, and may the memories he's created with his loved ones be eternal."