UPDATE: "Person of interest" detained in shooting that wounded a parent at popular Timonium trampoline park
Victim flown to Shock Trauma; Police to provide more details at press briefing shortly
By Gary Gately
A “person of interest” has been detained for questioning in Saturday evening’s shooting at the Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Timonium that left a parent wounded, police said.
Baltimore County Police spokeswoman Joy Lepola-Stewart told The Baltimore Observer the shooting apparently resulted from a domestic dispute.
The gunman fired at least six shots just after 7 p.m., witnesses said.
The victim has been flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
The shooting sent dozens of terrified children and parents scurrying.
No children were injured, police said.
Detective Detective Anthony Shelton told The Baltimore Sun that police suspect a “known individual” in the shooting but have made no arrests.
Dominic Sinclair of Baltimore told The Sun that he was at a cash register at Sky Zone with his 10-year-old son when they heard what sounded like a balloon popping. Sinclair said he wondered aloud what kind of events were happening inside.
Before the girl checking him in could answer, Sinclair told the newspaper, he heard “pop pop pop pop pop.” He ran, initially losing track of his son. Sinclair said he turned, grabbed his son and ran to his car.
The father of a 17-year-old employee of Sky Zone told The Sun he had come to the Timonium trampoline park after his daughter called him and said she was checking someone in when she heard a shot. She was scared and she ran into an office, he said. Then she heard six more shots.
“He almost got trampled,” Sinclair said of his child.
Thousands of children attend birthday and other celebrations each year at the popular trampoline park.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Baltimore County Police Department
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Baltimore County police are responding to a reported shooting that occurred in the unit block of W. Aylesbury Rd. in Timonium. One person is being transported to an area hospital with injuries. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
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Baltimore County Police Department
Media staging site will be at the Smyth Jewelers located at 2020 York Rd., 21093. PIO is en route to scene.