Police/Fire

Detective who was injured in Baltimore County standoff released from hospital [VIDEO]

TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County police detective who was injured last month is going home.

Det. J. Chih was wounded after being shot during a standoff in Cockeysville with David Linthicum.

Following a police chase, Linthicum was eventually arrested following a second lengthy standoff in the Fallston area.



Det. Chih was released from the hospital on Tuesday and a long receiving line awaited him.

Linthicum, 24, of Cockeysville, has since been indicted on 27 counts including attempted first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and armed carjacking.

More in the video below.

Photo via BCoPD


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