Overview
- Police say a traffic stop on Franklin Street escalated into a physical altercation during which a Bel Air officer fired his department-issued gun and struck a man who was flown to Shock Trauma and later died.
- The officer was hurt in the confrontation, received hospital treatment and was released, and authorities report no other injuries and no ongoing threat to the community.
- The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has opened a separate probe to establish facts about the shooting and will collect evidence independent of the local department.
- The Bel Air Police Department says it is fully cooperating with the IID, which is asking anyone with information or cell phone or private surveillance video to call 410-576-7070 or email IID@oag.maryland.gov.
- The IID investigation could lead to findings that inform possible criminal charges or policy review, and investigators are withholding the victim’s identity pending next-of-kin notification and further investigative steps.