WESTMINSTER, Md. — Maryland State Police say a trooper shot and killed a man who stabbed the trooper during a struggle.
The trooper was taken to a shock trauma center after the shooting Monday in Westminster, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) northwest of Baltimore, police said. His condition wasn’t immediately disclosed.
The 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing the trooper was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The trooper encountered the suspect around 8 a.m. after responding to two reports of slashed car tires. One of the callers said the suspect was armed with a knife, police said. The suspect stabbed the trooper in the side of his body during a struggle, before the trooper shot him, according to police. A knife was recovered from the scene, police said.
The races of the trooper and suspect weren’t immediately released.
The trooper is a six-year State Police veteran. The deceased suspect is from Carroll County, where the shooting occurred.
