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Officers In Fatal Montgomery County Police Shooting Won't Be Charged: AG Officers In Fatal Montgomery County Police Shooting Won't Be Charged: AG
Officers In Fatal Montgomery County Police Shooting Won't Be Charged: AG Officials have announced the conclusion of an investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting from last December, authorities say. The Office of the State's Attorney for Howard County has declined to file charges against the involved officers for the incident that killed Osman Sesay, 27, on Dec. 29, 2021 in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Officials. Officer Karli Dorsey, Officer Eric Kessler, Officer Nathan Lenhart, and Officer Dennis Tejada were all involved in the shooting that occurred around 4:30 a.m., in the area of Wayne Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue. The officers ha…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Details Released In Deadly Montgomery County Police Shootout Details Released In Deadly Montgomery County Police Shootout
Details Released In Deadly Montgomery County Police Shootout Four police officers from a Maryland department were placed on leave after a traffic stop that left one civilian dead this week. An off-duty officer who heard shots fired on the 900 block of Bonifant Street around 4:15 a.m. Silver Spring alerted on-duty officers, who then were on the lookout for a suspect vehicle early Wednesday morning, wusa9 reports. That's when officers saw a Mercedes-Benz matching the suspect vehicle's description, and conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue, officials told the outlet. The driver fired at police, who in turn f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Kill Man During Shootout In Montgomery County Police Kill Man During Shootout In Montgomery County
Police Kill Man During Shootout In Montgomery County Montgomery County police officers shot and killed a man after a traffic stop in Silver Spring, officials said. The shooting happened on the morning of Dec. 29, the incident started when officers were called to a report of a shooting in the 900 block of Bonifant Street at 4:15 a.m. An off-duty police officer found a man shot at the scene after hearing the sounds of gunfire. The victim was rushed to a hospital where he is expected to survive, police then began searching for the suspected shooter who had fled in a vehicle. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones says officers subsequentl…

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by Joe Gomez