UPDATE 6: Further updates on this story will be posted here.

UPDATE 5: Portions of Harford Road and Belair Road are now being shut down in Fallston.  Motorists should avoid the area.

UPDATE 4: OFFICER DOWN – The Baltimore County Police Department says the officer who was shot on Thursday night has sustained serious injuries.  Authorities are still pursuing the suspect in Fallston.

UPDATE 3: Those in the vicinity of Belair Road at Mountain Road are being advised to shelter-in-place. Aviation units are in pursuit and there is a very heavy police presence in the area.

UPDATE 2: A police officer has been injured in Thursday night’s shooting (an officer was also injured after the suspect fired shots on Wednesday).

UPDATE: Police believe the suspect is armed with two rifles and may be driving at high speeds in the Fallston area.

Original story below…

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COCKEYSVILLE, MD—A wanted suspect has once again fired shots in Cockeysville and a police pursuit is in progress at this hour.

At just before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, David Linthicum fired shots and reportedly struck a police officer in the vicinity of Powers Avenue.

Linthicum was wanted by police after firing shots that struck a police officer on Wednesday.

A police pursuit is in progress and there is a very heavy police presence in the area.  The suspect is believed to be fleeing toward Harford County.

Residents in the area are being asked to shelter-in-place.