Police: Man dead, 2 injured, suspect in custody in Catonsville motel shooting
A suspect is in custody after a triple shooting left a man dead overnight at a Baltimore County motel, police said.
County police said officers were called early Monday to the Motel 6 in Catonsville, where they found three shooting victims.
"At 3 a.m., our officers responded to the 5800 block of Baltimore National Pike for a reported shooting," Baltimore County police Sgt. Gladys Brown said. "We have a suspect in custody in reference to that incident."
Some motel guests told 11 News they had just fallen asleep when they heard gunshots. One man told 11 News he woke up to what sounded like five shots. He said he left his room to see what happened and saw two men on the hallway floor. He said what he saw startled him.
One victim, Javier Argueta, 30, died at the scene, and paramedics took two other men to hospitals with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Investigators did not immediately release information on what may have led to the gunfire, saying that is part of the investigation.
"Right now, our officers are working hard to piece the events together to understand why this incident occurred," Brown said.
Police said investigators do not believe this was a random act.
"I do know this is an isolated incident. I know our officers and detectives worked quickly to locate and arrest a suspect," Brown said.
Police said charges are pending. Update here.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
A Motel 6 representative sent a statement to 11 News, saying: "Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the victims, and we are doing everything we can to assist law enforcement with their investigation. There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our guests, hotel employees and the communities in which we operate, which is why we have invested hundreds of millions across all aspects of the business, including a wide variety of safety programs, over the past decade."