Dispatch audio indicates fight led up to fatal shooting in Essex, no arrests announced

ESSEX, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore County Police have not yet announced any arrests after a 39-year-old woman was fatally shot in a community in Essex Sunday.

Officers were called to the 800 block of Woodrow Avenue just before 2 a.m. after reports of people fighting in the street, followed by another call for a shooting.

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There, the victim, later identified as Lanier Harmon, 39, was found unconscious inside a car with a gunshot wound.

According to dispatch audio, responding officers were told a security guard had fired into the car.

A community bar and restaurant sits along the water and within the back of the community.

In the dispatch audio, responding officers can be heard calling for units to separate and detain people at the bar, as well as the security guards.

A few minutes later, officers said the security guard in question was on his way to an area hospital due to a stab wound to his arm.

FOX45 News asked Baltimore County Police to confirm this narrative, as well as whether any arrests have been made or charges filed in the case.

Baltimore County Police also wouldn’t confirm if anyone else was injured in connection to this homicide.

“The circumstances surrounding this case remain under investigation. There is no new information available for release at this time,” a spokesperson wrote.

This fatal shooting marks the fourth homicide to occur in Essex in just the past two weeks.

Back on August 10, Baltimore County Police said a 19-year-old man and 19-year-old woman were found fatally shot inside a crashed car at the Waterfront Landing Condominiums in Essex.

The Department has since announced the arrest of 22-year-old Deandre Neal for the crime.

That same day, a 17-year-old was fatally shot just northeast of that location.

Baltimore County Police have since announced the arrests of two juveniles in connection to the murder.

The investigation into this latest homicide is on-going.

FOX45 News reached out to the family of the victim, but has not heard back.

Meanwhile, the community has also remained quiet regarding the incident.