Police this morning arrested a man allegedly found with a handgun blocks away from where a University of Maryland School of Medicine employee was critically wounded in a shooting.

Baltimore police said officers responded to the University of Maryland Medical Center’s entrance at the 600 block of W. Redwood Street this morning and found a man, 24, had been shot in the face and buttocks. He’s now being treated for his wounds.

Dr. Thomas Scalea, physician-in-chief at University of Maryland Shock Trauma, said at a press conference outside the hospital that the victim is an employee at the School of Medicine downtown, calling him “a valuable member” of the school’s community.

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