On July 6, 1977, 26-year-old Baltimore County Police Officer Charles Alan Huckeba was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in Lansdowne. Huckeba, who had served with the department for less than a year after prior service with the Howard County Police Department, was struck in the face and died almost instantly as he and his partner approached a house in the 2400 block of Brunswick Road.

Officer John Stem, Huckeba’s partner, was shot when he tried to render aid and was left paralyzed by his wound; he later died of medical complications in 2000. The man who opened fire was determined to be high on PCP and was shot and killed by the department’s tactical unit later that day. Huckeba left behind a wife and a young son.

Does anyone have memories of Lansdowne or knew Officer Huckeba or his family?