A domestic disturbance in Laurel escalated into a deadly standoff after a gunman exchanged fire with Howard County police and was later found dead inside a home, authorities said. The incident began around 3:10 p.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating a suspected fatal shooting involving Howard County police in Laurel.

Witnesses told police on Saturday that a man had blasted a shotgun through front door of a house on 10000 block of American Pharoah Lane at around 3 p.m.