ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY — The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened in Anne Arundel County early Saturday morning.
Before 2:30 a.m. on September 17, Officers responded to a residence in the 4100 block of Sands Road with reports of a domestic violence incident.
While officers were en route, a 911 caller said the man involved in the incident had left the house and fired several shots outside.
As officers were arriving on the scene down the driveway, several gunshots were fired, some of those shots struck an unoccupied police vehicle.
Many minutes later, the suspect had emerged from the woods nearby, still armed with a weapon.
Officers commanded the man to drop the gun, but he did not comply.
The man raised the gun in the direction of officers, and five officers fired, striking him multiple times.
Officers and paramedics provided medical aid, but the man was declared dead on scene. He's since been identified as 48-year-old Anthony Hopkins, of Harwood.
The involved officers have been identified as Anne Arundel County Police Department Corporal Z. Devers, a 9.5-year veteran; Corporal K. Slayton, a 9.5-year veteran; Corporal B. Dehn, a 9-year veteran; Corporal M. Hanlon, a 3.5-year veteran; and Corporal J. Metcalf, a 5-year veteran who also has 5 years of experience with another law enforcement agency. The officers are all assigned to the Bureau of Patrol and currently on routine administrative review. None were injured.
The woman involved in the domestic violence incident was taken to the hospital and later released.
The incident was captured by police body worn camera and will be released at a later date.
