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Maryland AG Releases Body-Cam Video From Dundalk Standoff That Ended in Fatal Police Shooting

The release focuses a pending review of the officers’ use of force during a reported mental health crisis.

Overview

  • The hour-long compilation shows officers establishing a perimeter before Officer Nicholas Cook yells that Robert Adams has a gun and multiple officers open fire.
  • Investigators report recovering two firearms from inside the home, and the released edit does not include video of the officers’ entry or a clear view of the target at the moment of gunfire.
  • Six Baltimore County officers — Andrew Meyer, Malik McLaughlin, Austin Kiss, Nicholas Cook, Mason Rice and Luke Eubert — discharged their weapons and were placed on administrative leave.
  • Officers entered the house roughly two hours after the shooting and found the 55-year-old on the first floor with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Officials say it remains unclear whether the fatal wounds came from police gunfire or a personal weapon, as neighbors describe Adams’ mental illness and say he did not shoot at officers.