Baltimore Fire Recruit Threatens Colleagues; Weapons Found in Vehicle
A trainee at Baltimore City's Fire Academy, who reportedly threatened to harm fellow recruits, saying he would be "stacking bodies," is undergoing evaluation at a hospital.
Recruits reported the threat to fire training staff who called police.
During a subsequent search of the recruit's vehicle. a cache of weapons including 10 automatic weapons and a handgun were seized, WJZ reported.
The unidentified trainee was transported to a hospital for a mental evaluation.
"Obviously, we train our firefighters and recruits to remain observant and calm in those kinds of situations. We praise them for their quick action and alerting the fire academy staff to a possible situation that could've been very detrimental," Firefighters' Union President Matt Coster said.
Specific details about the incident are not being released by the fire department due to the sensitive nature.
"We praise the Baltimore City Police Department for their quick action and anything that they did yesterday that would make that situation go away," Coster added.
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