Fatal shooting at Northrop Grumman facility near BWI, suspect in custody

One person is in custody following a fatal shooting at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, MD, near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, police said.

Anne Arundel County Police received communication from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Police around 3:35 p.m. about a shooting at the Northrup Grumman facility off Aviation Boulevard.

The incident stemmed from a dispute between two contracted security guards, according to Anne Arundel County Police Spokesperson Justin Mulcahy.

That dispute escalated quickly as one security guard pulled out a firearm and shot the other.

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