Squeegee worker shoots driver swinging baseball bat after argument, Maryland cops say
A 48-year-old man who shot and killed after confronting a squeegee worker with a baseball bat at a busy intersection, police in Maryland said.
The Baltimore Police Department responded to investigate a shooting around 4:30 p.m. on July 7, according to a news release.
When they arrived, officers found the 48-year-old man with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to the hospital where he died soon after arriving, authorities said.
Detectives began an investigation and learned that the man had gotten out of his car and approached a group of squeegee workers. Squeegee workers commonly gather in that area where they clean motorists’ windshields in hopes of receiving payment, The Baltimore Sun reported.
According to police Commissioner Michael Harrison in an interview with CBS Local, the man swung a baseball bat at the workers. “In return, one of the squeegee workers pulled out a gun and fired,” Harrison said.
The workers fled the scene before officers arrived, the police department said. Authorities are still searching for suspects.
According to a statement from city Councilman Eric Costello, earlier that day, police officers arrested a squeegee worker at the same location for possessing a pellet gun. Costello, whose district includes the intersection where the shooting occurred, called the incident “tragic — and yet preventable.”
This story was originally published July 8, 2022 at 9:22 AM with the headline "Squeegee worker shoots driver swinging baseball bat after argument, Maryland cops say."
