Towson, Maryland: Man Killed by Security Guard After Pulling Knife in Fight at Crackpot Bar
Baltimore County police said an armed security guard shot and killed a man who pulled a knife during a fight at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday at the Crackpot Bar on Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson. A woman inside was also injured.
Key points
- A man was shot and killed by an armed security guard early Sunday at a bar in Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, police said.
- Police said a physical altercation broke out inside the bar.
- A woman who was also inside the bar was injured during the incident, police said.
A man was shot and killed by an armed security guard early Sunday at a bar in Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, police said. The shooting happened at about 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, at the bar inside Crackpot Seafood Restaurant in the 8100 block of Loch Raven Boulevard, according to Baltimore County Police accounts reported by The Baltimore Banner and Baltimore County Breaking News.
Police said a physical altercation broke out inside the bar. During the fight, a man pulled out a knife, police said. An armed security guard working at the bar then fired a handgun and struck the man, according to police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman who was also inside the bar was injured during the incident, police said. She is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. Police did not release information about the nature or the severity of her injuries in the reports published on Sunday, and they did not say how she was injured.
The security guard remained at the scene after the shooting and is cooperating with investigators, police said. Police described the shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no ongoing danger to the public.
What police have not released
Police had not released the identity of the man who was killed by Sunday afternoon. They also had not released additional details about what led to the altercation inside the bar. The Baltimore Banner reported that the investigation is ongoing, and Baltimore County Breaking News reported that police had not yet shared further information about the events before the fight.
The public record on Sunday comes from Baltimore County Police, reported by two local outlets that published the same time, the same block of Loch Raven Boulevard, the same sequence of a fight, a knife and a guard firing, and the same outcome. No charges had been announced in the reports published on Sunday, and police had not said whether the guard would face charges or whether the shooting would be referred to prosecutors.
Anyone who was inside the bar at the time holds information investigators do not yet have in public. Police have asked the public in past county cases to come forward through the county police department, and the department said the investigation into this shooting is continuing.
Timeline
- Oct 25, 2026At about 12:45 a.m. Sunday, a physical altercation breaks out inside the bar at Crackpot Seafood Restaurant in the 8100 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson, and a man pulls a knife, Baltimore County Police said.
- Oct 25, 2026An armed security guard working at the bar fires a handgun and strikes the man, who is pronounced dead at the scene. A woman inside is injured and taken to a nearby hospital.
- Oct 25, 2026Police say the guard remained at the scene and is cooperating, call the shooting an isolated incident with no ongoing danger to the public, and say the investigation is ongoing.