The
Frederick County Fire Investigation Task Force is currently on the scene of a
house fire and shooting in Middletown, MD. This morning at
approximately 5:08 a.m. the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and Frederick
County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a residence in the 8800 block of
Pete Wiles Road for a shooting and house fire. Upon arrival, an adult
male with a gunshot wound was found outside the residence and the two story
brick home was engulfed in flames.
Frederick
County Fire and Rescue Services are currently on the scene working to
extinguish the fire. The Frederick County Fire Marshal’s Office is also
on the scene.
The
victim was transported by Maryland State Police Aviation (Trooper 3) to R Adams
Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment.
The
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit and Frederick County Bureau
of Investigation are on the scene investigating.
Sgt. Jennifer Bailey
Agency Spokesperson
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Main: 301-600-1046
Office: 301-600-2534
Cell: 240-674-7681
Fax: 301-600-1011