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Barry Batson was taken into custody on Friday night by members of the Howard County Police Department after an investigation into a non-fatal shooting inside an Ellicott City eatery.
According to police, shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 3, officers were called to the Mint Room in the 9400 block of Baltimore National Pike, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was treated and transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment of a gunshot wound. Investigators say that an altercation between Batson and his victim led to the incident.
No other injuries were reported.
The shooting is believed to be domestic-related. It remains under investigation.
Batson was arrested at the restaurant and charged with attempted second-degree murder.
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