Overview

• A call just before 7:30 p.m. on June 9 reported that a 23-year-old man had stabbed his 26-year-old brother inside a residence near Carters Lane and Oakland Mills Road.
• Officers confronted the suspect armed with a large double-edge spear and opened fire when he refused to drop the weapon.
• The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and his brother was hospitalized with critical injuries.
• Attorney General Anthony Brown confirmed that the IID is reviewing the incident as required for all fatal encounters involving police in Maryland.
• This marks Howard County’s first police-involved shooting of the year.