PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the slaying of a Baltimore County, Md., police officer, and three other suspects are still being sought, police said today on Twitter.
The Baltimore County Police and Fire Department tweeted that the teen was arrested shortly after the female officer was fatally injured Monday. The police tweet did not explain the delay in announcing the teens apprehension. The teens name was not immediately released. Police said he is awaiting a bail hearing.
Meanwhile, police backed by aircraft and trained dogs continued scouring a greater Baltimore suburb for three other suspects.
Baltimore County Police Cpl. Shawn Vinson said Monday evening that the enormous manhunt was continuing unabated in the suburban community of Perry Hall, Maryland, where witnesses reported hearing a pop before seeing a Jeep run over the officer Monday afternoon.
The officer, who wasnt immediately identified, was bleeding badly from significant injuries and was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital. Vinson said investigators have recovered the suspects abandoned Jeep, but police declined to confirm whether it was used to injure the officer.
Relatives of the officer, who would have been on the force four years by July, have been notified.
