<p>WOODLAWN, Md. — Three people are dead, including a suspect, and others are injured and unaccounted for after a shooting and fire in Maryland, according to authorities. </p>
<p>Baltimore County police responded to reports of both a fire and active shooter in Woodlawn around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, police spokeswoman Joy Stewart said at a news conference. </p>
<p>Officers found an armed man outside and shot him, according to Stewart.</p>
<p>Authorities then began fighting a fire that started in a townhouse and spread to two others, TV station WMAR <a href="https://www.wmar2news.com/homepage-showcase/fire-and-police-activity-reported-at-woodlawn-apartment-complex">reported</a>. </p>
<p>Stewart said that in addition to the suspect, two others were dead, two were injured and two were unaccounted for. </p>
<p>An investigation is ongoing, and specifics about the suspect and victims were not immediately released. </p>
