What a tragedy. I hope the injured will survive.

Geez, I'm home sick today but normally would have been there at almost that exact time. I hope they find who is responsible.

We live right by here. My mom spoke to an officer and he said 3 armed black men ran off into the Lutherville neighborhood. Lots of armed officers and shepherds. Lock your doors!

WYF? Lutherville??? We need more focus on peaceful, positive energy. Where is this negativity coming from?

@avp 3 armed men? That sounds like someone was targeted.

That light rail station is in a secluded area. I have seen officers there but not always.

I grew up right there, and my parents are still in the area. When I was a kid (30-40 years ago), it was a wonderful neighborhood. With the addition of the light rail, it went straight down hill, as do all neighborhoods that add the inner city trash into their areas via the criminals' express on rails.

Let's not get all upset about this until all of the details come out. On the one hand it could be that this was a robbery of an innocent person who was returning from work on the Light Rail Crime Express (this would be a worst case situation). On the other hand it could be a dispute between criminals any variety (drug dealers arguing over a business deal, shoplifters displuting who should get what from the stuff they stole, etc.) in which case if the "injured person" was also a criminal and they die, then this would not be classified as murder. It would be classified as one less criminal.

Too bad that O'Malley's latest "gun control" proposals were not in place because I'm sure that had these newest "gun control" laws would have prevented this entire incident...wouldn't they?

Keep us posted

Why Is it always inner city trash? the same crap happens in the county that happens in the "hood." The biggest exception is that the county's crap is wrapped in a much more appealing package. avp seemed to make it a point to mention that it was black men involved. Every crime that's committed whether it be in the state of Maryland or anywhere else are not isolated to the black community. White teens shoplift from towson town center all the time. I was robbed in hunt valley by a white guy with a gun. My suv was broken into by a white guy in timonium while picking my mom up from work. How do I know it was a white guy you might be wondering, a woman who witnessed the crime actually drew a diagram of the parking lot to show where the guy had exited after breaking into my infinity qx56. You people need to wake up and realize that crime is crime and it doesn't care what color you are. I am actually more afraid of white folk than I am of inner city trash as t peter called them. I have never heard of a black cannibal serial killer as with Jeffrey Dahmer. I have yet to hear of a black serial killer that dressed as a clown and killed children. In case you are wondering or if you care to know, I am a 39 year old caucasian female who grew up in the federal hill area of baltimore. Yes, there are many problems in the black community but there are many in the caucasian community as well. The entire world is going to pot, but I suppose everyone is going to blame that on inner city trash.

Sylvia, you are showing your ignorance. No black cannibals? Come on now. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-31/news/bs-md-ha-dismemberment-follow-20120531_1_natalie-fabien-alexander-kinyua-kujoe-bonsafo-agyei-kodie

Just happened to have that info at arm's reach, Wow. You are missing the point, you were quick to defend that notion, but why. Is it just to ad fuel to the black man is a beast mentality or just to inform me of my ignorance? You probably cross the road when one of "them" comes your way don't you.

simians come up and leave their stain on the county
shut down the lightrail and life will slowly get back to normal around here

Nope, only when they are males between 17-30 years old. It has absolutely nothing to do with racism so quit playing the card. It's not 50 year old black women terrorizing the suburbs. Get in touch with reality.

I am 100 yards from that station with my 6 year old son locked and loaded....#2ndamendment

that is so scary that is to close to home for my liking

who said anything about inner city trash being black? I don't see where he wrote that. trash is trash...

Still no updates?

Notice the Police are looking for a suspect or suspects but give no description!

the light rail needs to derail permantly . i haved lived i this area entire life . thugs use rail as pipeline to county just check crime stats. black ,white they rob ,steal, now shoot. so all you that think rail has nothing to with all the crime in area go home to your dream land and lock your doors it,s not called rob n ride for nothing maybe should rename shoot n scoot

As I stated previously....the same criminals are placed on probation time after time after time because there is no prison space. The criminals are finallay incarcerated after they commit a serious violent crime

I see from some of the comments that people are finally pulling their heads out of the sand and seeing the Schaefer Train for what it is, an easy conduit for the criminals, bums, and other effluvia to travel from the Baltimore cesspool into the counties. The change in this area since Light Rail was shoved down our throats by Willy Don has been dramatic. Breakins, assaults, shoplifting, and vandalism have exponentially increased to levels unheard of in these neighborhoods. We have police helicopters searching so often that I wonder if I'm in the city. The people of Linthicum have the right idea; they have been fighting to close their Light Rail station for over a year. What's worse is our taxes are paying for this mess!

Can we please figure out how to get rid of this lightrail?

guns don't kill people the lite rail does. seriously, its been aproblem here timonium,huntvalley stops.if you look it's usallyempty not many riders. iam sure some use it for good reasons the bad out weighs the good so all you poltically correct citizens can start riding

As with anything, I'm sure the light rail brings some challenges where it operates. However, it also provides an affordable "semi-effective" method of reaching places of employment in Baltimore City for many folks too.

How would the addicts get to the drug treatment locations for their maintenance doses without the train? There is very little left in the city for them to steal so they grab what they can before heading back.

My PCness won't stay hard anymore. I clear my property after every chopper run fully armed. No one cares about one shot. Then it shovel and shush.

This thread makes me laugh. Just a bunch of scared old white people venting against the Light Rail. Maybe you can have a cross burning at the LR station.

This thread is such a poor reflection on our community! Fortunately it doesn't mirror the community as a whole, which is actually quite diverse and good-hearted. The light rail is very crowded with commuters every morning and evening. There are people from a wide variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds living here harmoniously. There are also some thieves, pedophiles, people with untreated mental illnesses, and other folk who sometimes disturb the peace. Let's try to learn from one another, help each other through hard times, and see where that gets us. Will it solve all of our problems? No. But, really, neither will idly spewing vitriolic fear-mongering comments on a website. And unlike the latter, the former may help us to form an even stronger and better community.

what world do you people live in it must be fairyland . ,iwish we could live like that . it,s not reality whats real is the lightrail brings crime into this area not just yesterday since it was opened iam not some old guy. in my 40,s have watched it change watch your self and your niehbors or scum will take over

What a coincidence! A quick search of the MD Jduciary Case Search reveals that a Mr. Harold J. Blandon has a LENGTHY criminal background including charges for carrying a concealed weapon, first degree assault, armed robbery (I could go on, but I don't have the space here for the 41 charges and cases I found on this guy.

So, it sounds like if this guy dies of his wounds, then it won't be a case of murder...it's what we call ONE LESS CRIMINAL.

ROTFLMAO "Clearing your property fully armed"

Thanks for the laugh.

Enough, Steve. Time to go. Back on the light rail, sir.

Disappointed by Kevin p's comment, all the best to the victim.

All the best to the victim??? Do yourself a favor and search for Harold J. Blandon on the Maryland Judiciary Case Search website.

The "victim" just got out of jail for murder.

I love reading these comments. Both sides have great comments. Light Rail and other transit projects into communities that once had no traffic does in fact increase crime. I remember has a high schooler using the Light Rail to get to my after school job people would come on the train daily selling toiletries, batteries and whatever else they stole from what was once Caldors. I always thought it was funny, and I also patronized them while shaking my head after buying that 16 pack of double A's for my CD walkman, lol. Crime will always be a part of our society. The only thing you can do is live your life. Having a firearm won't save you either if the criminal already has his weapon pointed at you. The John Waynes' are fictional.

It's tragic, it's always tragic. I don't wish death on anyone, criminal or not, it always saddens me. I just pray that my family remains safe in this world we live in, and i pray we all remain safe. Whether you live in Baltimore County like i do or live in the inner-city, i pray we all live happily.

The fact is, when the light rail was shut down from Timonium to Hunt Valley a few years ago for the double track expansion, the shoplifting at Hunt Valley Town Center (at that time Walmart was still there) dropped 85% during that time. There is NO disputing that the light rail brings crime. It is fact.

Hey Sylvia, ever heard of the sniper killer Lee Malvo, Black and a serial killer. Goggle it. Lest we forgot.

@Ravnet Exactly, well said.

But can't we leave well enough alone? What's the point of having a discussion grounded in reality? It makes me feel so good to be PC.

@Other Tim FYI They didn't use the bus bridges. Too lazy and/or stupid to figure out the transfer.

@Other Tim Speak for yourself. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

other tim, steve, sylvia live in fairyland md, could you give me directions ???????

I remember when the Light Rail was first built. It was called the White Rail by blacks. As we knew and all know now it is the Loot Rail. And crime hasn't gone up in the area because of it!! SMH

Deserved or not, we don’t need that kind of drama at a MTA stop. I ride the light every day to my job and have never felt threated. I once fought off an attack on a MTA bus back in the mid 90’s but I have not had any serious problems since then. I have had to put up with vulgar language and people urinating next to the tracks. Except for dealing with the occasional broken down bus, late train, or ill-mannered individuals, most of my commute is just fine. I have been using the MTA buses since the late 80’s. I try to use the MTA as little as possible, but that is because its schedule is not always reliable, not because I felt threated with violence. It is amusing reading how some people see the light rail as an evil conduit for crime. As if a bad guy can’t drive a car into your neighborhood. Of the thousands of people who ride the light rail a day the vast majority are people minding their own business, plugged into their own little electronic world trying to get to work or school on time! If I were to believe all the anecdotal stories being quoted as fact, I must be riding the light rail with surrounded by thugs plotting a crime spree. The fact that some fraction of individuals are out to do harm is no reason to scrap the whole system. Fix the system. I feel more threated riding a bike or walking across a street when I see so many drivers blowing through crosswalks with a cell phone at their ear or drunk. Kevin

Hey Kevin. Thanks for your comments. Sending you sunshine and ostrich feathers to brighten your life and tickle your fancy.

hey i know the person who was shot i assure you he was returning from work on the lightrail as he does everyday drugs have nothing to do with it. Just because we know it was an African American man! !!!

Mass transit has been the cause of most of suburbia's issues. No amount of political correctness or putting one's head in the sand will ever divert the glaring truth that the majority of personal and property crimes are committed by blacks from the city. Pikesville and Randallstown used to be nice areas as well back in the 70s and 80s, but now the areas are almost 100 percent black and shootings, theft and violence are the norm. Why is it that when blatant truth is told, it's labeled racism? Facts are facts.

black or white, if you rob someone at gunpoint they should amputate your hand.

M Sullivan, Yeah I guess I am a tolerant person. Most of my coworkers laugh or cringe when I tell them about some of the trials and tribulations I have endured using the MTA. Bottom line is the money I save by not paying some multi-billion dollar oil company to pollute the sea food I eat can go to my kids’ education instead. The money I choose not give to some Mideast dictator who supports terrorism against the USA can be invested in my retirement plan. The money I save on car maintenance and repairs can be used for a nice vacation. Your point about being able to travel with anonymity on the LR is not correct. Most LR stops and MTA buses now have surveillance cameras. Your assertion that only a few people use the LR is also incorrect. While the usage will ebb and flow during the day, during peak rush hour it can be hard to find a vacate seat. Throw in a Raven or Oriole game and it can become standing room only. Now that the MTA allows bikes onboard trains and the situation can get crowded fast. Take a look at Lutherville or Falls Road park-n-ride and the lots are full. Also I am not sure what facts you are talking about when you say that Maryland Transport Department cannot afford the LR. The 30 mile LR was completed over 14 years ago at a cost of 600 million. Compare that with the 2.5 billion that was just spent on the 14 mile ICC! Now that is TRAGIC!