Man charged with attempted murder after shooting grazes off-duty Baltimore officer

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Baltimore police have arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with a shooting that left an off-duty Baltimore police officer with a graze wound.

Police said Christopher Leigh, 44, of Baltimore, was wanted in connection with the shooting of a 29-year-old man on July 11, in the 2100 block of Sinclair Lane.

Officers were called to the block at about 8:32 p.m. July 11 to investigate a reported shooting, police said. When they arrived, officers found an off-duty Baltimore police officer suffering from an apparent graze wound to the arm. The victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Homicide detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation, police said.

On July 12, Leigh was arrested in Baltimore County and taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with attempted first-degree murder, police said.