Man With Nerf Gun Tries To Take Over Woodlawn Expo

A man wielding a fake gun tried to take over a showcase in Baltimore County, police said.

Police were called around 10 a.m. Friday to Martin’s West in Woodlawn after a man with bags and a Nerf gun took over the stage at the 14th annual Showcase Spring Business Expo.

The man threatened himself with the Nerf gun, police said. He was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation, police said.

As a precaution, the building was evacuated and a bomb dog and the bomb squad were called to the scene to examine the bags that the man left in the building, police said. The building was reopened a short time later.

No one was injured, police said.

Mayor Catherine Pugh, city police Commissioner Kevin Davis and several other city officials were among those at the conference.