Woman charged after road rage shooting, then shooting with off-duty officer in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- A 35-year-old woman is in custody after she allegedly shot another woman in a road rage incident, and then exchanged gunfire with an off-duty officer, in downtown Baltimore, in daylight, over the weekend.
Teneshia Pollock, from Baltimore, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder along with related assault and handgun offenses, according to online court records.
The incident happened Saturday around 3:30 p.m., police said, when Pollock shot at another driver at the 100 block of East Redwood Street. The victim was grazed in the head.
Pollock then fled to the 400 block of East Baltimore Street, where she fired at an off-duty officer, police said. It wasn't immediately clear what precipitated the shooting.
The officer returned fire at Pollock, but neither of them were struck. Pollock was then arrested by responding officers.
"This is a fairly safe area. There are a lot of businesses around here," said Sarah Tanveer.
"I just hope the woman who tried to kill her is in jail, for real, for real," said Yahawadah Franklin. "I'm not going to lie, I just hope the woman who tried to kill her is in jail, for real, for real. I'm not going to lie."
Neither the officer or Pollock were struck in the shooting. Pollock was arrested by other officers in the area just outside police headquarters.
"I'm not surprised," Tanveer said. "She continued on and put other people's lives at harm, especially off-duty police cops. She may not have known that that he was a police officer."
"It doesn't make any sense. I don't think it's worth taking a life over a road rage incident," Franklin added. "I get it, some people can be frustrating on the road sometimes, but you don't have to pull out your pistol and kill someone over it."
The victim, described as a 31- year- old woman, is believed to have suffered a minor head injury.
Pollock has a preliminary hearing scheduled next month.
The Baltimore Police Special Investigation Response Team and homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
