Baltimore's police commissioner says a man who appeared to be suffering from a “behavioral crisis” walked into the entrance of a Baltimore courthouse and shot himself in the head after authorities tried to interact with him before a security area.

Large amounts of Baltimore Police officers are responding to a “serious shooting” at Eastside District Court on Friday morning.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A shooting at the District Court of Baltimore prompted a police investigation and closure Friday morning. The details of the shooting are unclear, but officials have called it "serious" and officers on scene are not letting anyone enter or exit the courthouse at 1400 E. North Avenue in Baltimore.

A shocking shooting inside a Baltimore courthouse is under investigation after a bailiff and an armed man exchanged gunfire near the public entrance, officials said. The incident happened around 8:40 a.