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Investigative Report Released for April’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Maryland Investigative Report Released for April’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Maryland
Maryland The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of Attorney General released its investigative report on Wednesday, Aug. 31 regarding the fatal officer-involved shooting in Somerset County earlier this year. Shortly before noon on Monday, April 25, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call from a convenience store in Westover after a man later identified as William Robert Brink allegedly held up the business at gunpoint while demanding money before fleeing the area. Approximately two miles away, Somerset County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Kevin Coepfert locate…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Victim & Officers ID'd In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Somerset County Victim & Officers ID'd In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Somerset County
Victim & Officers ID'd In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Somerset County The victim of a fatal police-involved shooting in Somerset County, along with the involved officers, have been identified, the Office of the Attorney General said on Wednesday, April 27.  The victim is 24-year-old William Brink of Salisbury, the office said. The involved officers are Corporal Jason Dykes, a Maryland State Trooper, Sergeant Kevin Goepfert, with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, and Deputy First Class Anthony Jackson, also with the office.  Brink was shot during an altercation in Westover on Monday, the Somerset County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. FOR IMMEDIAT…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Somerset County Sheriff, MSP Trooper Fatally Shoot Suspect In Westover: Authorities Somerset County Sheriff, MSP Trooper Fatally Shoot Suspect In Westover: Authorities
Somerset County Sheriff, MSP Trooper Fatally Shoot Suspect In Westover: Authorities A deputy from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office and a Maryland State Police trooper fatally shot a suspect in Somerset County, the office reports.  Police responded to a 911 call from a convenience store in the area of Route 13 (Ocean Highway) and Perry Road in Westover just before 12 p.m. on Monday, April 26, the office said on Facebook. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2022 (Somerset County, MD) – Deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office were... Posted by Somerset County (MD) Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 25, 2022 The caller said a man pointed a gun at him and dema…

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by David Cifarelli