Sorting out the mayhem from an ambush shooting outside the Baltimore County Police station in Catonsville, police now say the officer shot may not have been the intended target.

According to Baltimore County Police, the suspect walked in and out of the lobby at the Wilkens Precinct. The person then approached the officer in the parking lot and fired several shots, hitting the officer in the torso.

An officer is in ‘guarded condition’ following surgery after being shot outside a Baltimore County police station in Catonsville, police say.