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An off-duty police detective in Baltimore, Maryland, died after being struck in the head with a piece of concrete during a parking space dispute, authorities said Sunday.
Brian Stevenson, an 18-year police veteran, was out celebrating his 38th birthday with a friend late Saturday night when an argument ensued over a parking spot outside a restaurant, police said.
Multiple people approached Stevenson, and "one of the individuals pulled a piece of concrete from the ground and struck him in the head," Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
The attack occurred about 10 p.m. Stevenson was rushed to Johns Hopkins hospital, where he died.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld described Stevenson as a "fantastic" detective.
"To lose his life in this manner is senseless," Bealefeld said at a press conference early Sunday morning.
Guglielmi said multiple people found at a nearby nightclub were in custody and were being questioned.
It was unclear whether the attacker knew Stevenson was a police officer.
Guglielmi said witnesses are cooperating. Bealefeld said police have a suspect in custody, but the person had not yet been charged.
"We're confident the culprit in this case will be charged before the day is done," Bealefeld said.
He said Stevenson's death affects all of Baltimore.
"It's an incredible tragedy to family, to all of us, to the entire city."