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Wrong-Way Pursuit Leaves Innocent Driver Dead On I-695, Police Say (UPDATE) Wrong-Way Pursuit Leaves Innocent Driver Dead On I-695, Police Say (UPDATE)
Wrong-Way Pursuit Leaves Innocent Driver Dead On I-695, Police Say (Update) Authorities have released new information in a deadly crash that closed I-695 in Baltimore County overnight Monday morning, April 8. County police were trying to stop a stolen vehicle near the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue, but the driver refused and headed onto the outer loop of I-695 traveling in the wrong direction, according to county police. “Officers did not follow the stolen vehicle onto the highway,” said the BCPO. The stolen vehicle struck an Acura TSX, killing driver. The officers involved were equipped with body-worn cameras. The investigation is being led by the Indep…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
AG Releases Footage Of Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting At Baltimore County Gas Station AG Releases Footage Of Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting At Baltimore County Gas Station
AG Releases Footage Of Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting At Baltimore County Gas Station Newly released body-cam footage shows the officer-involved shooting of an armed 29-year-old man at a Baltimore County gas station in early January. Windsor Mill resident Sha-Kim Akil Webley was previously identified by the Maryland AG’s Office as the person who was shot to death by police after he allegedly pointed a weapon toward officers pursuing him. Webley was shot on Jan. 9 after a domestic disturbance investigation led to officers tracking him down at a gas station near the 400 block of Reistertown Road in Pikesville, the AG's Office said. PREVIOUS STORY: AG IDs Man Killed In Officer…

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by Valerie Musson
News
IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting
IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting The Baltimore County officers and a gunman involved in a Towson shootout over the weekend have been identified, authorities say. Officer S. Johnson, Officer C. Klapha, and Officer R. Fitzgerald were the officials involved in the shooting of Joseph Robert Henry Thompson, 66, who was killed, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. Thompson was shot by officers after firing his gun at them outside of an apartment on the 500 block of Virginia Avenue shortly before 9 p.m., Saturday, June 4. During the gunfire exchange, one officer was shot resulting in non-life-threatening injuries…

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by Annie DeVoe