Police: Suspect shot by officer in Essex parking lot dies

ESSEX, Md. (AP) - A suspect shot by an officer responding to a nuisance call Saturday in Essex has died, police in Baltimore County said Sunday.

Police identified the suspect as Robert Johnson Jr., 29, of Owings Mills. He had been transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries Saturday night.

A second person shot by the officer remains at a hospital with injuries that are not considered life threatening.

Officers responded to a complex of townhomes around 10:40 p.m. Saturday for a report of a crowd of people in the parking lot. Police in a statement said the first officer to arrive to the scene fired his weapon after Johnson exited a vehicle armed with a gun.

Police did not say whether Johnson pointed the gun at the officer or discharged it.

Police have not said why and at what point the second person was wounded. The department said homicide detectives are investigating the shooting and will review footage from the cameras worn by officers.

Police have not identified the officer or the person who remains hospitalized. The officer has been placed on routine administrative leave.