Police identify man shot at Lutherville light rail stop, Gunman still at large

Detectives are unsure if shooting was targeted

Lutherville light rail shooting update


Photographer: WMAR
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Above is the scene of the shooting at the Lutherville light rail stop on Friday, January 25, 2012. (WMAR)
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The red area above marks the general area where police say the shooting happened. (Google Maps)
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Posted: 01/25/2013

UPDATE  The man shot on the light rail platform Friday evening has been identified as 35-year-old Harold J. Blandon, Jr.

Blandon is continuing medical treatment at Shock Trauma, but police are unaware of his current condition.
 
Baltimore County Detectives are still working to determine if Blandon was victim of a targeted or random shooting.
 
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Police were called to the scene of a shooting at the Lutherville/Cockeysville light rail station Friday.

Officers were dispatched to the scene of the shooting in the 100 block Ridgely Road, at approximately 4:15 p.m. They say it occurred on a light rail platform.

As of 4:50 p.m., police were still looking for the suspect in the shooting.

The victim is an adult male and has been transported to Shock Trauma with serious injuries.

As a result of the investigation, the light rail line has been closed between the Lutherville station and the Falls Road station. The MTA has created a bus bridge to manage the flow of passengers expecting to utilize the service.

 

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Check back with ABC2 News as we continue to follow this story.

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