Security Guard Fatally Shoots Man Wielding Knife During Altercation At Restaurant: Police

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A man was shot and killed by a security guard after he brandished a knife during an altercation at a restaurant in Towson, according to police.

The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. Sunday at The Crackpot Seafood Restaurant in the 8100 block of Loch Raven Boulevard, police said.

The man brandished the knife during a physical altercation and the security guard fired his handgun, striking the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. A woman at the bar was also hurt and was being treated at a nearby hospital, police said.

The security guard stayed at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, according to police, who described the shooting as an isolated incident and said the public was not in any danger.