Residents in Baltimore were on edge Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities in Baltimore have reported that a police officer was shot by a gunman who sparked a hostage situation.

The hostage situation occurred near a synagogue in Baltimore after officers pursued the suspect in connection with an earlier burglary.

The suspect has since been shot dead.

Here’s a photo of the scene:

The Independent reported the suspect was taken out by a SWAT sniper:

A police officer was injured and a suspect was killed after a burglary turned into a hostage situation in Baltimore.

Police were called to a burglary in the 6200 block of Park Heights Avenue in the Northwest part of the city just before noon Tuesday and were met with gunfire from inside the home, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a press conference. The home was near a synagogue in the city.

Cops took cover, but a 36-year-old officer who had been with the department for 13 years was shot in the leg. A tourniquet was applied before he was taken to the Shock Trauma, where he was “awake” and “stable,” his doctor, Thomas M. Scalea, said.

A female victim jumped from the window of the home attempting to flee the hostage situation. She was taken to the hospital, Worley said.

“After that person jumped out the window, the suspect appeared at the window with a gun to the head of another individual, a family member,” Worley said. It was not immediately clear if both hostages were related to the suspect.

SWAT officers quickly arrived at the home, and a sniper shot the suspect, who was pronounced dead.

The SWAT team later cleared the home and found a gun, Worley said.

Here’s how the SWAT team arrived on the scene:

The Baltimore Police Department has since provided an update:

The incident has not been reported as a terror attack.

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