Overview
- The traffic stop, which unfolded Thursday around 8:40 p.m. near 23rd Avenue and East-West Highway in Chillum, ended with the driver shot and later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Police say the driver ran back into the car as a lieutenant was partially inside, dragged the lieutenant as the vehicle moved, and the lieutenant fired a weapon.
- The vehicle continued about 100 to 150 yards and crashed into a pole, knocking out power in the area for several hours.
- Two officers were injured during the encounter and taken for evaluation, and the lieutenant is expected to recover.
- The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is leading the review, and police reported a large amount of marijuana in the car while the driver’s name and the reason for the stop remain unreleased.