Officer-Involved Shooting Reported on Pelham Avenue in Belair-Edison

Baltimore police fatally shot a 38-year-old man Tuesday evening after officers fired at least 16 rounds in the Belair-Edison area, leaving the 2800 block of Pelham Avenue cordoned off and traffic redirected toward nearby blocks. “Police are on scene of an officer-involved shooting in east Baltimore Tuesday evening,” WBFF reported, and authorities told the public to avoid a nearby corridor where investigators were operating.

Police accounts compiled from local reporting say the man fled a liquor store, brandished a handgun and became the focus of a foot chase that reporting places in the 3600-block of Belair Road. An original account states two officers from the Baltimore Police Department’s group violence unit fired during that pursuit; the reporting describes the suspect as a “prohibited firearm owner” and says the chase ended when officers shot the 38-year-old. One report notes the suspect “ran face-to-face with one” officer; the narrative in available material is truncated and the full sequence has not been released publicly.

Officials have not released the decedent’s name, officer names, or a formal incident narrative from the Baltimore Police Department. The available accounts state plainly that “two officers from the group violence unit fired at least 16 rounds.” The Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 3 told local media that “its president and vice president are on their way to assist with the police officers involved,” and law enforcement directed residents to stay away from the 3600 block of Bel Air Road while investigators worked the scene.

Conflicting block references in public reports warrant immediate clarification from police. One locally circulated item places the shooting on the 2800 block of Pelham Avenue while public safety notices and an earlier field account reference the 3600 block of Belair/Bel Air Road; reconciling whether the foot chase began on Belair Road and concluded on Pelham Avenue, or whether separate cordons account for both blocks, requires a BPD public information update and an incident map or dispatch log.

Fox45/WBFF published on-scene photos and a gallery tied to its coverage, including image files listed as DSC_0428.jpg and several labeled “Officer involved shooting 2-24.” The Fox45 article carried the byline “by MEGHAN CURTIS | FOX45 NEWS, Tue, February 24, 2026” and included the line: “This article will be updated when more information becomes available.”

A fatal use-of-force involving two group violence unit officers and a confirmed discharge of at least 16 rounds raises immediate questions about use-of-force policy, ballistics reporting, and body-worn camera availability. In other jurisdictions, state attorneys general have released body-worn camera footage in high-profile cases; for example, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released such footage in a separate 2022 Edison, N.J., case that identified the decedent and the officers involved. Baltimore residents and oversight bodies will be watching for the Baltimore Police Department, the medical examiner, and any independent investigative offices to provide the same level of detail and documentation in the coming days.