FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — A shootout in Frederick County, Maryland with law enforcement led to a fatality near a gas station at the corner of Highway 140 and Silo Hill Road in Emittsburg around 2 p.m., according to Frederick County Sheriff Office (FCSO) and fire officials.
Officers from both Maryland and Pennsylvania took fire from two suspects, Bryan Selmer and David Leatherman. Pennsylvania State Police were chasing suspects as part of an attempted homicide investigation when they crossed into Maryland, the Frederick County Sheriff said in a news conference.
Deputies from Frederick County joined multiple agencies that followed the suspects through Thurmont, Maryland, just North of Route 15. When the suspects' car crashed, shots were fired at officers, who then returned fire at the suspects, according to the Frederick County Sheriff.
Leatherman was taken into custody after the crash, but Selmer was killed after allegedly firing more gun rounds at officers while taking cover behind a gas station near the crash site, according to the sheriff's office. Police said Selmer was flown to a hospital where they later died from injuries.
Three deputies have been placed on routine administrative leave due to the shooting death of Selmer, according to FCSO. Pennsylvania State Police has not named its officers that were involved in the shooting.
Investigators have searched the four crime scenes that were part of the chase and search of Selmer and Leatherman, according to FCSO. FCSO deputies successfully recovered one weapon at the crash scene located in the median between Route 15 South and North by the exit for Route 140.
One person working at the gas station was injured, but did not need treatment at a hospital and is expected to be ok, according to the sheriff's office.
Heavy traffic in the area had caused Frederick County Fire and Rescue to ask the community to please avoid the area.
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