A Sunday evening crash on East North Avenue quickly turned from a routine call to street-side chaos, as a crowd surrounded a Baltimore police officer, and two men ended the night in handcuffs.
Police say officers were responding around 7:15 p.m. to reports of a vehicle that had slammed into a building on the 1100 block of E. North Avenue when tensions flared. According to officials, a group closed in on one officer and assaulted him. During the struggle that followed, officers deployed a Taser on a 20-year-old suspect and ultimately took two men into custody. Both the tased man and an officer were taken to a local hospital for treatment before the suspects were transported to Central Booking.
Video Shows Officer Surrounded After Crash
As reported by
, a crowd gathered in the aftermath of the crash, and an officer trying to clear the space was attacked. Police told the station that a second man struck another officer several times in the head while officers were attempting to make an arrest. Investigators said a Taser was used on one suspect to regain control. According to WBFF, both men were taken to Central Booking after receiving medical attention and are expected to face criminal charges…