PARKVILLE, Md. — A man is dead after shooting at Baltimore County Police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call in Parkville.
Friday at 11:30 p.m. officers were called to the 2700 block of Maple Avenue.
The first officers on the scene heard a woman screaming and gun shots inside the home.
Police say a man in the home, now identified as 52-year-old Arnel Redfern, came out and started shooting at them and three officers returned fire.
Arnel was killed and officers recovered a handgun near his body.
Officers found a woman shot to death inside the home. That woman was identified as 48-year-old Maxine Redfern.
A neighbor tells WMAR that he heard the entire ordeal detailing some of the events he heard leading up to shooting.
"I was playing a game actually and I started hearing like I thought it was firerackers at first but then I started hearing people yelling, said Anthony Feehley. "I heard the cops yelling get down, get down a heard a lady across the street yelling and then it all just stopped out of no where"
Another person, who wished to not be identified said nothing like this has happened in the neighborhood.
"It was just really scary seeing someone die. Until we had more details on the domestic violence and not like a home invasion it was pretty scary"
Police have confirmed to WMAR that the pair was married at the time of the shooting. However, police are investigating whether both Maxine and Arnel were in the process of getting a divorce based on electronic court documents.
As homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department investigate the circumstances surrounding the homicide, investigators with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office Independent Investigation’s Division will oversee the officer-involved shooting investigation.
The officers involved in this incident have been identified as Officer Burns, a 22-year veteran; Officer Langley, a 22-year veteran; and Officer Schanberger, an eight-year veteran.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, Maryland House of Ruthhas a 24-hour hotline that is confidential to victims in need.
