A 37-year-old man is hospitalized, and another is in custody following a police chase that led to one of them being shot by officers Tuesday evening in Upton, officials said.
Baltimore Police officers from the Eastern District investigating a narcotics call around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday attempted to stop the car the 37-year-old was driving, Deputy Commissioner Kevin Jones said at a news conference.
The car sped from the scene at 21st and Charles streets into a dead-end alley in the 1300 block of Division Street, officials said.
The driver tried reversing and charged officers, causing them to fire their weapons, Jones said. The driver was struck by gunfire and taken to a nearby hospital, where he’s in stable condition. Another man riding with him was brought into custody.
The Baltimore City FOP confirmed that there was a shooting involving officers, who appear not to be injured. Jones confirmed that officers were uninjured, but did not specify how many officers were involved.
Two police cruisers with flashing lights and yellow tape sectioned off a part of Division Street near Robert C. Marshall Park tennis courts ahead of officials sharing more details about the incident.
Mayor Brandon Scott said his Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement will be in the area to support residents following the shooting. The scene is a stone’s throw from a Baltimore police-involved shooting earlier this year.
There have been four Baltimore Police officer-involved fatalities this year. The first person that officers fatally shot was 26-year-old Jai Marc Howell while he ran from police and fired at them in the 4600 block of York Road in May.
In June, there were three police-involved fatalities within the span of a week. Officers fatally shot 36-year-old Bilal Abdullah, a West Baltimore arabber, on June 17 in the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue after he fired at and ran from officers. Police say they were pursuing him after learning he had flashed a weapon and threatened people in the area earlier that day.
Dontae Melton Jr, 31, died in the custody of 10 officers after he approached one requesting to be taken to a nearby hospital the night of June 24. Police restrained him and, amid their nearly hourlong wait for a medical response, Melton lost consciousness. He died in the early hours of June 25.
Later that afternoon, police fatally shot 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks while conducting a wellness check. Police burst into the woman’s home and she charged at officers with a knife. One responded with a Taser that was ineffective, and as she rose to approach officers again, another officer fatally shot her.
Correction: This story was updated to correct the location of the scene and the number of police-involved fatalities this year.



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