A woman is dead and a man was injured on Tuesday in a Baltimore County community, police said.

Officers responded to the homicide in the 9200 block of Avondale Road in Parkville around 10:45 a.m.

One adult was pronounced dead on the scene from apparent trauma, officers said. A man was hospitalized in critical condition from a gunshot wound to his upper body.

Police said the incident was isolated and there is no threat to the community.

Crime in Baltimore County

The reported death comes as Baltimore County sees a slight decline in homicide rates.

In the past year, homicide cases have declined by nearly 10%, with 30 cases reported in 2023 and 27 reported in 2024, police data shows. So far in 2025, police have recorded 20 homicides in the county.

One of those cases, a shooting that

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