DUNDALK, Md — Last month's officer-involved shooting in Dundalk was justified, the Grand Jury decided.
The officers who shot a 19-year-old who attempted to ram them with a car will not be charged.
On April 14, while attempting to arrest two suspects from a 2021 murder case, Baltimore County Police officers shot a person who tried ramming them with a car in the area of Maryland Avenue and Avon Beach Road in Dundalk.
Police said the two suspects were standing outside around 1 p.m. when officers arrived. Officers said the driver of an Infinity then attempted to ram police patrol cars, and that's when officers fired shots and injured the person, according to police.
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Family of the driver said he was shot multiple times, and he wasn't even one of the suspects police were after.
Baltimore County Police said Det. G. Depew (16-year veteran); Det. R. Johnson (33 years of service); Det. B. Lange (15 years of service); and Det. J. Trenary (15 years of service) all fired their guns at a suspect police said attempted to ram them with a car.
“Police officers have an extremely important duty to protect the communities they serve,” Chief Melissa Hyatt said following the grand jury verdict. “The events that occurred on April 14th are a reminder of the difficult and unpredictable situations that our police officers are confronted with on a daily basis.”
