Suspended Towson University Officer ‘A Scapegoat’ For Failed Leadership In Triple Shooting On Campus, Police Union Says

TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Towson University Police Union said University President Kim Schatzel is placing undue blasted connected constabulary effect successful a triple shooting successful the bosom of field Tuesday.

Schatzel announced the suspension of a seasoned serviceman pending an probe into whether they followed established procedures successful the incident.

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The shooting happened astir 2 a.m. during a gathering of astatine slightest 400 radical successful Freedom Square. Three people, including a student, were injured but lone 1 unfortunate remains hospitalized.

Tuesday, 19-year-old Samuel Nnam was charged successful the shooting. He was besides 1 of the 3 injured and was arrested aft being released from the hospital.

Union President Joe Gregory said the national has seen Schatzel “pass the buck” successful effect to the shooting, and that she and TUPD Chief Charles Herring ordered officers to basal down and instrumentality nary enactment against the assemblage that night.

“The grounds is clear,” Gregory said successful the statement. “The serviceman complied with this bid and had the full connected work displacement successful adjacent proximity to the assemblage to monitor. When the shooting began, the TUPD officers rushed to the country arsenic the assemblage was fleeing to be to the wounded and hunt for the suspect.”

Gregory said alternatively of being suspended, the seasoned serviceman should person been commended for his actions.

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“The officer’s actions should beryllium commended by the University and Baltimore County, not condemned and made a scapegoat for the nonaccomplishment successful enactment astatine Towson University,” Gregory said.

According to the statement, a akin unsanctioned lawsuit happened days earlier the shooting and akin orders were given. The FOP 82 has reportedly been pressuring the medication for much resources and to capable vacancies for months.

WJZ has reached retired to Towson University for comment. Read the afloat Union announcement here:

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