Shooting Victim’s Condition Upgraded

Gerald Campbell, the Goodwill security guard shot multiple times Thursday night, remains at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore. His condition has been upgraded to “serious” according to Chris Lindsey of the University of Maryland Medical Center Public Affairs. According to the HIPAA Updated Guidelines for Releasing Information on the Condition of Patients (provided by the American Hospital Association), Serious condition means that the patient’s vital signs may be unstable and not within normal limits; Patient is acutely ill; Indicators are questionable. In contrast, critical condition means vital signs…

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Shooting in Discovery

Gerald Campbell, a forty-two year old security guard from Frederick, was shot multiple times with a handgun while he sat in his silver Hyundai behind the Goodwill store at Discovery Crossing Shopping Center. Mr. Campbell is listed in critical condition at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Maryland State Police, Frederick County Sherrif’s Deputies, Walkersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Companies responded to a 9-1-1 call from a witness at 9:30 p.m. They locked down the area and began a search on land and in air.  Mr. Campbell was…

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