Police say shots fired midday near busy Towson Circle

BALTIMORE - Baltimore County Police are investigating after shots were fired midday Monday in Towson, just a block away from the popular Towson Circle.

The shooting happened around noon on Joppa Road.

Police said shell casings were found but no victims were located.

People who live nearby told WJZ they heard several shots.

"A loud banging," a resident said.

Baltimore County Police are not providing many details about the incident.

However, WJZ obtained an alert Towson University's Police Department sent to its students.

It said shots were fired near the Virginia Towers Business complex near the Cinemark Movie Theaters.

The letter also said there was possibly a crash following the shooting involving a black Sedan with Pennsylvania plates, a silver Range Rover and a black Honda Accord.

Police have been working over the last year to ramp up patrols in Towson after some shootings in the area and incidents at the Towson Town Center Mall.

Earlier this month, a curfew for minors was put in place at the mall on weekends.

One incident happened earlier this month outside the Towson Town Center Mall when investigators described it as a large unruly crowd. Seven minors and an adult were arrested.

Last year, there were similar concerns about another incident inside of the mall and shootings in the surrounding area, including one that killed a Towson University student.

Residents say they are now concerned this area, where so many people come to enjoy themselves, is changing.

"Sometimes you just don't know what's going to happen around this neighborhood," Towson resident Celestine Simon said.