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Baltimore police officer wounded in shooting

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say an officer has been wounded in a shooting.

The department tweeted shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday that an unidentified officer was undergoing surgery.

The police department says the shooting took place in western Baltimore. The address provided appears to correspond to a residential block near St. Peter’s Cemetery.

The Baltimore police commissioner was at the hospital where the officer was being treated.

Few details about the shooting have been released. It’s unclear whether anyone else was shot.

County accused of bias in hiring officers settles suit

By The Associated Press
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Baltimore County has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit that accused the county’s police force of discriminatory hiring practices against Black applicants. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced the deal Wednesday. He says the agreement “will help hold Baltimore County accountable” as it works to increase diversity in the Baltimore County Police Department.
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