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Updated: Police Chase Suspect Identified

Gary James Brengle, 19, charged with assaulting police officers.

11:34 p.m. Update: Baltimore County police said that Gary James Brengle, who led a 30-mile high-speed chase before being shot by police in Baltimore Highlands, has been charged with one count of armed robbery, three counts of first-degree assault, and use of a firearm in a felony/violent crime.

Brengle has also been charged with two counts of first-degree assault in connection with the police-involved shooting, officials said. Additional charges are pending.

According to police, Brengle remains in stable condition at the R Adams Cowley Trauma Center. Police said they do not know when he will be released and a bail hearing held.

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4:14 p.m.: Baltimore County police have released the name of the suspect involved in the Dec. 15 high-speed chase that ended with shots fired next to Baltimore Highland Elementary School.

Gary James Brengle, 19, of the 4400-block of Norfen Avenue in Baltimore Highlands, was charged with first-degree assault related to the incident.

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According to police, Brengle rammed an Anne Arundel police car and pointed a handgun at police before being shot in the lower body and taken into custody.

Police said that on the evening of Dec. 14, Brengle robbed Luckies Superette on the 4400-block of Annapolis Road. According to sources contacted by Arbutus Patch, a white male entered the convenience store at around 8:30 p.m. armed with a handgun. According to police, Brengle took $400 in cash. Nobody was hurt during the robbery.

At around 11:07 the next morning, a vehicle matching the white Chevy Malibu used by the robbery suspect was observed at the Wawa Food Market on the 3100-block of Solomon's Island Road in Edgewater, police said.

Brengle led police on a 30-mile high speed chase through Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties, and Baltimore City. Police from four jurisdicions joined in the pursuit. During the chase, police said, Brengle waved a handgun out the window of his car.

The chase ended at Virginia Avenue and Fenor Road, about a block away from Brengle's home. According to police, Brengle rammed an Anne Arundel police car. He held a gun to his own head when he exited the vehicle, then pointed the weapon at police officials said. Two police officers fired their weapons at Brengle, who was struck in the lower extremities.

Brengle was transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he is expected to survive his injuries.

The incident is still under investigation, and other charges may be pending.


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