[NYPOST] A man wanted in the shooting of two Maryland coppers was apprehended early Friday after an intense two-day manhunt, followed by an hours-long standoff, authorities said.Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies surrounded the suspect, 24-year-old David Linthicum, in a wooded area near a shopping mall in Fallston after police used spike strips to disable the car he had stolen from a detective he allegedly shot, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
"When some of the flash bangs went off, he commented on how much he liked fireworks," Gahler said.
Linthicum was taken into custody "successfully and peacefully" around 5:45 a.m., more than eight hours after he barricaded himself in a rocky area near Fallston Mall.
An officer was shot Thursday night during the search for Linthicum, who authorities said maimed a different officer while firing at police the previous afternoon.
The incident began unfolding Wednesday afternoon when Baltimore County officers were called to a home on Powers Avenue in Cockeysville about a person in crisis. A family member escorted the cops to the basement, where they encountered Linthicum.
As the officers spoke with Linthicum, he fired multiple shots, wounding one officer, police said. Cops did not fire their weapons during that interaction.