Man Shot Inside Essex Barber Shop

(UPDATED 4:42 p.m.) A 39-year-old man was taken to the hospital after being shot inside an Essex barber shop on Wednesday afternoon.

Baltimore County police said the shooting took place at about 2:30 p.m. on the 600 block of S. Marlyn Avenue. According to a news release, two males walked into the barber shop, confronted the victim—an employee at the business—and shot him.

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Police said the victim's injuries appear to not be life-threatening. Detectives are on the scene of the shooting and are gathering additional information, yet do not have a motive at this time, the release continued.

In addition, according to the release, aviation, K-9 and patrol units also responded to the area in an unsuccessful attempt to find the shooters.

As a precaution, area schools, including Sussex Elementary, and , were placed on alert status, which was lifted at 3:39 p.m., Baltimore County school spokesman Charles Herndon said.

Herndon added that parents were notified of the alert, which caused dismissal at Deep Creek Middle to be delayed because buses on other routes won’t be able to get back to the school until 4:15 p.m.

"This was all being done for the safety of the children as we know there are many children who walk home from those schools," Herndon said.

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