A man wanted on an open warrant in Baltimore City since August who was suspected of shooting at a Baltimore County police officer Monday morning, then eluding a SWAT team that had surrounded a nearby house he was seen sneaking into was finally taken into custody ? when he returned to the house later that evening, police said.

Joshua Whitney Bullock, 20, of the 300 block of S. Monroe St.in Baltimore, has been sought by Baltimore City police since Aug. 7 on a charge of felony theft, court records show. There are about 44,000 unserved warrants in Baltimore, according to city police.