Overview
- Police say Jasmin Cooper, who investigators say fled a May 7 hit-and-run, took a relative's car and led officers to a cul-de-sac in Severn where they attempted to stop her.
- Body-worn camera video released Aug. 31 shows officers ordering the vehicle to stop and then firing after the car drove toward them, striking Cooper, police said.
- The two officers who fired were identified as Cpl. L. Hylton, an eight-year veteran, and Officer N. Watson, a one-year veteran, and both have been placed on administrative leave.
- Cooper was treated at a hospital for a gunshot wound, was charged with carjacking, reckless endangerment and assault, and has a court date set for Sept. 25; one officer received minor injuries.
- The newly released footage is expected to shape both criminal charging decisions and the police internal inquiry, and the public next steps to watch are the ongoing investigations and the Sept. 25 hearing.