A Burger King robbery suspect shot by police after pulling a gun on an officer died Wednesday morning, police said.
Baltimore City police have not identified the man they say pointed a gun at the officer in East Baltimore Tuesday night, causing the officer to shoot the man in the stomach.
Just after 7 p.m., officers on foot patrol near the Burger King at 2033 Eastern Ave. chased the man when they saw him running while holding his waistband, said Officer Nicole Monroe, a city police spokeswoman.
When Officer Modesto Olivo Jr. struggled with the suspect while trying to subdue him, the man pulled a handgun and aimed it at Olivo, a seven-year veteran, police said.
“The suspect tried to shoot the officer, but the officer was able to push his arm away, pull out his own weapon and shoot the suspect,” Monroe said.
Police have not identified the suspect, who died Wednesday morning in a nearby hospital.
After the shooting, police received a call alerting them that the Burger King had been robbed.
“None of these officers even knew that the Burger King had been robbed,” Monroe said. “These were just officers doing their job, doing what they?ve been sent out there to do: target armed persons and violent offenders.”
Baltimore police have shot 32 people this year, killing 13. In 2006, police reported 15 shootings that involved officers, and five of them were fatal.
