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Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead After Self-Harm Call In DMV: Police Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead After Self-Harm Call In DMV: Police
Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead After Self-Harm Call In DMV: Police An officer-involved shooting in Maryland is under investigation after a man threatening to harm himself was shot and killed. Shortly after midnight, officers were called to conduct a welfare check at an apartment building in the 6400 block of Freetown Road in Columbia, where a man was allegedly threatening self-harm, according to the Howard County Police Department. Upon arrival, first responders encountered the man outside the building holding a knife and disregarding repeated commands to drop the weapon. According to investigators, three officers fired their service weapons, striking the…

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Man Identified After Dying In Maryland Police Custody Following Mental Health Call (UPDATED) Man Identified After Dying In Maryland Police Custody Following Mental Health Call (UPDATED)
Man Identified After Dying In Maryland Police Custody Following Mental Health Call (Updated) State investigators have identified the man who died days after being taken into police custody during a mental health call in Maryland. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General announced on Friday, Jan. 23, that Jamal Thompson, 31, of Silver Spring, was the person who died after being taken into custody by Montgomery County Police on Monday, Dec. 15.  Thompson later died while in custody after suffering a medical crisis. According to the Attorney General’s Office, Thompson was taken into custody during a response to a reported mental health …

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Gunman Identified In Deadly Fairfax County Shooting That Injured Two Officers: Police Gunman Identified In Deadly Fairfax County Shooting That Injured Two Officers: Police
Gunman Identified In Deadly Fairfax County Shooting That Injured Two Officers: Police A routine traffic stop exploded into gunfire near Greenbriar when a man opened fire on Fairfax County Police officers, wounding two before he was shot dead at the scene, officials said. The gunman was identified Thursday, April 24, as Jamal Wali, 36, of Fairfax.  He had been pulled over shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the 4000 block of Majestic Lane while driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla. Police say Wali was argumentative and refused commands. When backup arrived, he pulled a gun and shot two officers. A third officer returned fire, hitting Wali four times. He was pronou…

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Bodycam Released After DC Rape Suspect Kills Woman During Police Chase In Maryland Bodycam Released After DC Rape Suspect Kills Woman During Police Chase In Maryland
Bodycam Released After DC Rape Suspect Kills Woman During Police Chase In Maryland New video has been released showing the final moments leading up to a deadly crash that killed a Riverdale woman during a police pursuit in Prince George’s County, authorities said. On Thursday, March 27, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office released body-worn camera footage from a Hyattsville City Police officer involved in the fatal crash that took the life of 33-year-old Esmeralda Montoya-Perez. Montoya-Perez was walking along East-West Highway in Chillum around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, February 28, when she was struck and killed by a fugitive fleeing police, the AG’s Independent Investig…

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Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds
Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds The former Metropolitan Police Department officer whose underage victim came forward after a chance encounter was convicted by a DC Superior Court jury of abusing a teen girl, federal authorities announced. District resident Lucius Kearney, now 52, was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse of a child following an incident nearly 20 years ago, according to officials. At the time of the assaults, the victim was 15 years old and the former officer was around 33 years old. Prosecutors said that in the 2005-2006 school year, when the girl was in 10th grade, she met the Kearney –…

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Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting Identified By Police Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting Identified By Police
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting Identified By Police Additional information has been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a knife-wielding woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week. On Monday morning, an officer from the agency was called to conduct a welfare check in the 11800 block of Sunrise Vally Drive in Reston, when a mental health professional advised that 33-year-old Sydney Wilson was in an "agitated state."  An officer knocked on WIlson's door, police say, who opened it and then immediately slammed it shut. The first responder continued to try and speak with her, at which point she open…

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Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds A former police officer in Maryland who broke bad has been convicted for violating a man's civil rights, using excessive force, and crossing the line during an incident in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced. Officer Philip Dupree, 40, formerly of the Fairmont Heights Police Department in Prince George’s County, was found guilty on Monday, June 17 for abusing a suspect during a traffic stop that was recorded by his victim's sister. "We depend on law enforcement officers to protect our communities from crimes and to protect our civil rights while doing so,” US Attorney Matthew Graves…

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