Crime & Safety

Bel Air Man Shot Walking to Car in Joppa: Sheriff

The victim was accosted by two people, the Harford County Sheriff's Office reported.

A Bel Air man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound after he said he was accosted upon leaving a tattoo shop in Joppa Tuesday night, according to a statement from the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

At 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to a shooting in the 900 block of Pulaski Highway and found the 28-year-old man with a single gunshot wound to his arm, the statement said.

The victim said that he was walking to his car after leaving Stone House Tattoo Studio when he was accosted by two men, according to the statement.

When the victim fought back, one of the suspects shot him in the arm, the statement said.

The two suspects left the area in a vehicle, the Harford County Sheriff's Office reported.

The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, according to Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.

Thee sheriff's office reported that detectives continue to investigate.

Related: One Person Hospitalized in Joppa Shooting


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