Victim Attacked With Hammer, Shot Dead In Maryland (Developing)

One person was airlifted to an area hospital after being attacked with a hammer and shot in Northern Maryland.

The incident was reported on Devonshire Road in Hagerstown.
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08/06/2023 1:42 p.m.

Shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, officers in Hagerstown (Washington County) were called to a home in Devonshire Road to investigate a reported assault.

It is alleged that a person was assaulted with a hammer and also suffered a gunshot wound, police said. The victim was flown to a shock trauma center in Baltimore in critical condition, they added.

The police did not disclose the identities of the victim or attacker. More information is expected to be released. No arrests were reported.

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